Parapirga | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Lymantriinae |
Tribe: | Lymantriini |
Genus: | Parapirga Bethune-Baker, 1911 |
Species: | P. neurabrunnea |
Binomial name | |
Parapirga neurabrunnea Bethune-Baker, 1911 |
Parapirga is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Lymantriinae. Its only species, Parapirga neurabrunnea, is found in Angola. Both the genus and the species were first described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1911.
References
- Savela, Markku (May 22, 2011). "Parapirga Bethune-Baker, 1911". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Parapirga". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Parapirga Bethune-Baker, 1911". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Parapirga | |
Parapirga neurabrunnea |
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