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Parasa trapezoidea Aurivillius, 1900

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Higher taxa: Limacodidae (family)/  Limacodinae (subfamily)/  Parasa (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Aurivillius, 1900
Citation:Parasa trapezoidea n. sp.
Original genus:Parasa
Publication:Aurivillius C. 1900a. Diagnosen neuer Lepidopteren aus Afrika 5.
Journal:Entomologisk Tidskrift
Volume:20 (1899)
Issue:
Pagination:253
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11920387
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Parasa trapezoidea (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Parasa trapezoidea Aurivillius, 1900 Syntype ♂ SNHM Syntypes 6♂, SNHM. Cameroon Cameroon, leg. Y. Sjostedt.
Distribution note:

The record of Zimbabwe (Janse 1964: 117) refers to a probably undescribed species (see D. S. Fletcher 1968: 332).

Fletcher D. S. 1968a. Ruwenzori Expedition, 1952. – Cossidae, Metarbelidae, Psychidae, Limacodidae, Drepanidae, Uraniidae, Lasiocampidae, Eupterotidae, Bombycidae, Saturniidae & Sphingidae.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Parasa trapezoidea Aurivillius, 1900 Ricinus sp. Euphorbiaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 181 (as trapezoides)
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Parasa trapezoides Holland, 1920 Holland, 1920 species Misapplied Parasa trapezoides