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