Paraporthesia is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Lymantriinae. Its only species, Paraporthesia indica, is found in India. Both the genus and the species were first described by S. L. Gupta, S. I. Farooqi and H. S. Chaudhary in 1986.[1][2]
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| Genus: | Paraporthesia Gupta, Farooqi & Chaudhary, 1986
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| Species: | P. indica
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| Paraporthesia indica Gupta, Farooqi & Chaudhary, 1986
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References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku (May 13, 2011). "Paraporthesia Gupta, Farooqi & Chaudhary, 1986". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Paraporthesia Gupta, Farooqi & Chaudhary, 1986". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
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