Parallelia is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1818.
| Parallelia | |
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| Parallelia bistriaris | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Erebinae |
| Tribe: | Poaphilini |
| Genus: | Parallelia Hübner, 1818 |
Taxonomy
editResearch by Jeremy Daniel Holloway and Scott E. Miller (2003)[1] suggests that this should be a monotypic genus, with Parallelia bistriaris as the only species. A number of species have been moved to other genera, but some were retained in Parallelia until a suitable genus is found.
Species
edit- Parallelia bistriaris Hübner, 1818 – maple looper moth
Temporarily places here
edit- Parallelia aviceps (Warren, 1915)
- Parallelia conspicua (Warren, 1915)
- Parallelia cuneilineata (Warren, 1915)
- Parallelia curvilimes (Warren, 1915)
References
edit- ^ Holloway, J. D. & Miller, Scott E. (2003). "The composition, generic placement and host-plant relationships of the joviana-group in the Parallelia generic complex". Invertebrate Systematics. 17: 111–128.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Noctuidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
- Savela, Markku (July 4, 2019). "Parallelia Hübner, 1818". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Parallelia Hübner". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
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