| Parallelia | |
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| Parallelia bistriaris | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| 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
- Holloway, J. D. & Miller, Scott E. (2003). "The composition, generic placement and host-plant relationships of the joviana-group in the Parallelia generic complex". Invertebrate Systematics. 17: 111–128.
- 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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