Parasthena

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Parasthena
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Asthenini
Genus: Parasthena
Warren, 1902
Species:
P. flexilinea
Binomial name
Parasthena flexilinea
Warren, 1902 [1]
Synonyms
  • Hydrelia flexilinea

Parasthena is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae. Its only species, Parasthena flexilinea, is found on Sulawesi, in the Philippines and Borneo and possibly on Seram and Papua New Guinea. Both the genus and species were first described by Warren in 1902. [2]

The ground colour of the wings is pale grey-brown with fine grey-brown fasciation and black discal spots. [3]

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References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Parasthena Warren 1902". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
  2. Xue, Dayong; Scoble, Malcolm J. (June 27, 2002). "A review of the genera associated with the tribe Asthenini (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Larentiinae)". Bulletin of the Natural History Museum. Entomology Series. 71 (1): 77–133. doi:10.1017/S0968045402000044.
  3. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Parasthena Warren Gen. rev". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved March 10, 2019.