Parallelia

Parallelia
Parallelia bistriaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Erebinae
Tribe:	Poaphilini
Genus:	Parallelia Hübner, 1818

Parallelia is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1818.

Taxonomy

Research by Jeremy Daniel Holloway and Scott E. Miller (2003) 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

• Parallelia bistriaris Hübner, 1818 – maple looper moth

Temporarily places here

• Parallelia aviceps (Warren, 1915)
• Parallelia conspicua (Warren, 1915)
• Parallelia cuneilineata (Warren, 1915)
• Parallelia curvilimes (Warren, 1915)

References

• 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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