Parasa minwangi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Limacodidae |
Genus: | Parasa |
Species: | P. minwangi |
Binomial name | |
Parasa minwangi Wu & Chang, 2013 | |
Parasa minwangi is a moth of the family Limacodidae. It is found in the Nanling Mountains of southern China (Henan, Guangxi, Anhui, Hubei, Sichuan, Yunnan, Shaanxi and Gansu). The habitat consists of mid-elevation mountain areas (altitudes ranging from 600 to 1,400 meters).
The wingspan is 21–22 mm. The forewing ground colour is chestnut with an ochreous stripe and a large median green patch delimited by slender white lines and a subsequent wide brown border. The hindwings are chestnut. Adults have been recorded on wing in April, May, June, August and September, possibly in two generations per year.
The species is named in honour of Dr. Min Wang, who represents the main collector of most of the type material of the species. [1]
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Parasa is a genus of moths of the family Limacodidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1860.
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Monema is a genus of moths of the family Limacodidae.
Parasa darma is a moth of the family Limacodidae. It is found in Burma, Sundaland, Palawan and Taiwan.
Monema tanaognatha is a moth of the family Limacodidae. It is found in China.
Parasa viridiflamma is a moth of the family Limacodidae. It is found in Taiwan. The habitat consists of mid-elevation mountain areas.
Parasa pygmy is a moth of the family Limacodidae. It is found in Taiwan, inhabiting mountains, at altitudes ranging from 2,000 to 3,000 meters.
Parasa undulata is a moth of the family Limacodidae. It is found in China.
Parasa martini is a moth of the family Limacodidae. It is found in Taiwan. The habitat consists of mid-elevation mountain areas with primary vegetation.
Parasa consocia is a moth of the family Limacodidae. It is found in the Russian Far East, Japan, China and Taiwan.
Packardia is a genus of moths in the family Limacodidae.
Parasa chloris, the smaller parasa, is a species of slug caterpillar moth in the family Limacodidae.
Parasa bicolor, the green rice moth, is a moth of the family Limacodidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Myanmar, Laos, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia, Java, China and Taiwan.
Parasa hampsoni is a moth of the family Limacodidae first described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1894. It is found in Sri Lanka.
Parasa hilaris is a moth of the family Limacodidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. It is found in Sri Lanka and India.
Parasa similis is a moth of the family Limacodidae first described by Felder in 1874. It is found in Sri Lanka.
Parasa euchlora is a species of moth in the genus Parasa. It is in the family Limacodidae and the subfamily Limacodinae.