Paratalara

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Paratalara
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Paratalara

Dyar, 1905
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P. inversa
Binomial name
Paratalara inversa
Schaus, 1905

Paratalara is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. It contains the single species Paratalara inversa, which is found in French Guiana. [1]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Paratalara inversa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 12, 2018.