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Genus of moths

Paraphyllalia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eupterotidae
Genus: Paraphyllalia
Gaede, 1927
Species: P. degenera
Binomial name
Paraphyllalia degenera
(Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Dreata degenera Walker, 1855

Paraphyllalia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Eupterotidae described by Max Gaede in 1927. Its single species, Paraphyllalia degenera, was described Its Francis Walker in 1855 and is found in South Africa.

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Paraphyllalia​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Paraphyllalia degenera (Walker, 1855)". Afromoths. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
Taxon identifiers
Paraphyllalia degenera


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