The Limacodidae or Eucleidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Zygaenoidea or the Cossoidea; the placement is in dispute. They are often called slug moths because their caterpillars bear a distinct resemblance to slugs. They are also called cup moths because of the shape of their cocoons.
Diachrysia chrysitis, the burnished brass, is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Europe, the Caucasus, Russia, Russian Far East and Siberia. In the south of Europe the range extends to southern Spain, southern Italy and the Balkan peninsula. It is lacking on most of the Greek Islands. In the north it extends into almost to the Arctic circle and far north Russia. In the east the range extends to the Amur region and Japan.
Parasa is a genus of moths of the family Limacodidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1860.
Parasa lepida, the nettle caterpillar or blue-striped nettle grub, is a moth of the family Limacodidae that was described by Pieter Cramer in 1799. It is a native minor pest found in the Indo-Malayan region, including India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia. It is an introduced pest to urban trees in western Japan.
Catarhoe cuculata, the royal mantle, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Johann Siegfried Hufnagel in 1767. It is found from Europe to western Central Asia and east Siberia. The species prefers to live in light forests and forest edges, but also occurs on meadows.
Euphlyctinides aeneola is a species of moth of the family Limacodidae. It is found in northern and western Thailand at altitudes of 400 to 1,400 meters.
Atosioides accola is a species of moth of the family Limacodidae. It is found in western Sumatra and southern Thailand on altitudes between 130 and 1,000 meters.
Parasa darma is a moth of the family Limacodidae. It is found in Burma, Sundaland, Palawan and Taiwan.
Charaxes andara is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern and southern Madagascar, where it is found in Afrotropical forests. It is very similar to Charaxes brutus, of which it has been considered a subspecies.
Athymoris subtrigona is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It is endemic to Taiwan.
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 minwangi is a moth of the family Limacodidae. It is found in the Nanling Mountains of southern China. The habitat consists of mid-elevation mountain areas.
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.
Sparganothina flammea is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Costa Rica.
Parasa consocia is a moth of the family Limacodidae. It is found in the Russian Far East, Japan, China and Taiwan.
Charaxes nitebis, the green rajah, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1859. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.
Charaxes ocellatus is a butterfly belonging to the family Nymphalidae. It was first described by Hans Fruhstorfer in 1896. This species is endemic to the Lesser Sunda Islands in the Australasian realm, near the Wallace line.
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 hilaris is a moth of the family Limacodidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. It is found in Sri Lanka and India.
