Parerastria is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Parerastria castaneata, is found in the Australian states of Queensland and New South Wales. Both the species and the genus were first described by Warren in 1914.[1][2][3][4]
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Subfamily: | Acontiinae |
Genus: | Parerastria Warren, 1914 |
Species: | P. castaneata
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Binomial name | |
Parerastria castaneata Warren, 1914
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References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Parerastria". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- ^ Savela, Markku (November 15, 2008). "Parerastria Warren, 1914". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Parerastria Warren, 1914". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (24 August 2020). "Parerastria castaneata Warren, 1914". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 28 September 2020.