Paranagia

Paranagia
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Paranagia
Hampson, 1926
Species:
P. rufostrigata
Binomial name
Paranagia rufostrigata
Synonyms
  • Catephia rufostrigata Bethune-Baker, 1906
  • Catephia alboplagiata Bethune-Baker, 1906
  • Catephia glabripars Prout, 1924
  • Catephia mediogriseata Bethune-Baker, 1906
  • Paranagia alboplagiata
  • Paranagia glabripars
  • Paranagia mediogriseata

Paranagia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae erected by George Hampson in 1926. Its only species, Paranagia rufostrigata, was first described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1906. It is found on New Guinea and on the southern Maluku Islands, Sulawesi and Borneo. The habitat consists of forests and areas with secondary vegetation.

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