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Parasa
Sign in to saveParasa is a genus of moths of the family Limacodidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1860.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 33
- With media
- 13
- Family
- Limacodidae
- Collections
- USNM, DMNS, YPM, FMNH, ANSP, MZLU
- Recorded in
- Myanmar, United States, Nepal, French Guiana, Costa Rica, Indonesia, MéXico, India
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Limacodinae
- Image
- Parasa darma male.jpg
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- taxon name
- Parasa
- taxon rank
- genus
- Commons category
- Parasa
- topic's main category
- Category:Parasa
- has host
- Coffea
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Description
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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.
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