Parallelia
Genus of moths
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Parallelia is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1818.
| Parallelia | |
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| Parallelia bistriaris | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Erebinae |
| Tribe: | Poaphilini |
| Genus: | Parallelia Hübner, 1818 |
Taxonomy
Research by Jeremy Daniel Holloway and Scott E. Miller (2003)[1] 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)
