Paraphyllalia

Paraphyllalia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Eupterotidae described by Max Gaede in 1927. Its single species, Paraphyllalia degenera, was described Its Francis Walker in 1855[1] and is found in South Africa.[2]

Paraphyllalia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Eupterotidae
Genus:
Paraphyllalia

Gaede, 1927
Species:
P. degenera
Binomial name
Paraphyllalia degenera
(Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Dreata degenera Walker, 1855

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Paraphyllalia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Paraphyllalia degenera (Walker, 1855)". Afromoths. Retrieved February 7, 2018.


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