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Parasa sp.

Parasa sp.

(F. Moore, 1860)

Family: Limacodidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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Parasa is a genus of moths of the family Limacodidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1860.

 Palpi projecting beyond frontal tuft. Forewings are rounded at apex. Veins 7, 8, and 9 stalked. Veinlet in cell forked or the lower discocellular absent. The fork of the veinlet replacing it. Hindwing with veins 6 and 7 on a short stalk or from cell. Hind tibia with a terminal pair of spurs.

Species: 
  • albipuncta species group
  • Parasa albipuncta Hampson, 1893
  • Parasa hampsoni Dyar, 1894
  • Parasa zhudiana (Cai, 1983)
  • argentifascia species group
  • Parasa argentifascia (R.Q. Cai, 1983)
  • Parasa eupuncta (R.Q. Cai, 1983)
  • Parasa liangdiana (R.Q. Cai, 1983)
  • Parasa mutifascia (R.Q. Cai, 1983)
  • Parasa parapuncta (R.Q. Cai, 1983)
  • argentilinea species group
  • Parasa argentilinea Hampson, 1893
  • bicolor species group
  • Parasa albida Candèze, 1927
  • Parasa argyroneura Hering, 1931
  • Parasa bicolor (Walker, 1855)
  • Parasa feina (Cai, 1983)
  • Parasa flavabdomena (Cai, 1983)
  • Parasa foliola Solovyev & Witt, 2009
  • Parasa hainana (Cai, 1983)
  • Parasa jade Solovyev & Witt, 2009
  • Parasa jiana (Cai, 1983)
  • Parasa mina (R.Q. Cai, 1983)
  • Parasa pseudobicolor Holloway, 1990
  • Parasa umbra Solovyev & Witt, 2009
  • Parasa virescens (Matsumura, 1911)
  • Parasa yana (Cai, 1983)
  • bimaculata species group
  • Parasa anchutka Solovyev, 2011
  • Parasa balitkae Holloway, 1987
  • Parasa bimaculata (Snellen, 1897)
  • Parasa brillians Holloway, 1987
  • Parasa chlorostigma (Snellen, 1879)
  • Parasa fidea Solovyev, 2011
  • Parasa semperi Holloway, 1987
  • consocia species group
  • Parasa consocia Walker, 1865
  • Parasa humeralis Walker, 1862
  • Parasa lorquini (Reakirt, 1864)
  • Parasa neopastoralis Rose, 2004
  • Parasa pastoralis Butler, 1885
  • Parasa stekolnikovi Solovyev & Witt, 2009
  • Parasa zulona Reakirt, 1864
  • darma species group
  • Parasa darma Moore, 1859
  • Parasa darmoides Holloway, 1982
  • herbifera species group
  • Parasa bana (Cai, 1983)
  • Parasa barbatanellus Holloway, 1990
  • Parasa canangae Hering, 1931
  • Parasa canangoides Holloway, 1986
  • Parasa herbifera (Walker, 1855)
  • Parasa melli Hering, 1931
  • Parasa mustacha Holloway, 1990
  • jina species group
  • Parasa atera Solovyev & Witt, 2009
  • Parasa jina (R.Q. Cai, 1983)
  • lepida species group
  • Parasa actiacus Solovyev, 2011
  • Parasa corbetti Holloway, 1987
  • Parasa emeralda Solovyev & Witt, 2009
  • Parasa himalepida Holloway, 1987
  • Parasa julikatis Solovyev & Witt, 2009
  • Parasa lepida (Cramer, 1779)
  • Parasa media (Walker, 1855)
  • Parasa philepida Holloway, 1987
  • Parasa shirakii Kawada, 1930
  • Parasa sundalepida Holloway, 1986
  • ostia species group
  • Parasa altilis Solovyev & Witt, 2009
  • Parasa ostia Swinhoe, 1902
  • Parasa prasina Alphéraky, 1895
  • Parasa shaanxiensis (Cai, 1983)
  • Parasa vadimi Solovyev & Witt, 2009
  • repanda species group
  • Parasa campagnei de Joannis, 1928
  • Parasa repanda (Walker, 1855)
  • Parasa pseudorepanda Hering, 1933
  • undulata species group
  • Parasa minwangi Wu & Chang, 2013
  • Parasa viridiflamma Wu & Chang, 2013
  • Parasa martini Solovyev, 2011
  • Parasa pygmy Solovyev, 2011
  • Parasa undulata (R.Q. Cai, 1983)
  • xueshana species group
  • Parasa badia Solovyev & Witt, 2009
  • Parasa dilucida Solovyev & Witt, 2009
  • Parasa xueshana (R.Q. Cai, 1983)
  • unknown species group
  • Parasa campylostagma Dognin, 1914
  • Parasa chloris (Herrich-Schäffer, [1854])
  • Parasa dusii Solovyev & Saldaitis, 2010
  • Parasa euchlora Karsch, 1896
  • Parasa figueresi Corrales & Epstein, 2004
  • Parasa hilarula (Staudinger, 1887)
  • Parasa imitata Druce, 1887
  • Parasa indetermina (Boisduval, 1832)
  • Parasa joanae Epstein, 2004
  • Parasa laonome Druce, 1887
  • Parasa laranda Druce, 1887
  • Parasa prussi Karsch, 1896
  • Parasa sandrae Corrales & Epstein, 2004
  • Parasa shirleyae Corrales & Epstein, 2004
  • Parasa sinica Moore, 1877
  • Parasa solovyevi C.S. Wu, 2011

Source: Wikipedia, article Parasa sp.. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.





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Count: 3

Foto
Photography ID: 318358
  Adult

Santa Ana
Misiones
Argentina
02/24/2019
Patricio Mantinian
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Photography ID: 318356
  Adult

Santa Ana
Misiones
Argentina
02/24/2019
Patricio Mantinian
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Photography ID: 309814
  Adult

Santa Ana
Misiones
Argentina
01/03/2019
Patricio Mantinian


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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
88986024/02/2019ArgentinaMisionesCercanías del arroyo Santa Ana, Santa AnaPatricio Mantinian
86607503/01/2019ArgentinaMisionesCercanías del arroyo Santa Ana, Santa AnaPatricio Mantinian
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Parasa sp. – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 19/09/2026.