Parahepialus
Scientific classification
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Parahepialus

Z.-W. Zou, X. Liu & G.-R. Zhang, 2010[1]
Species:
P. nebulosus
Binomial name
Parahepialus nebulosus
Synonyms
  • Hepialus nebulosus Alphéraky, 1889
  • Thitarodes nebulosus
  • Hepialus luteus Grum-Grshimailo, 1891
  • Thitarodes luteus

Parahepialus is a monotypic moth genus in the family Hepialidae described by Zhi-Wen Zou, Xin Liu and Gu-Ren Zhang in 2010. Its only species, Parahepialus nebulosus, was described by Sergei Alphéraky in 1889 and is known from the Tibet Autonomous Region in China.[3]

References

  1. Zou, Z.-W.; X. Liu & G.-R. Zhang, 2010: Revision of taxonomic system of the genus Hepialus (Lepidoptera: Hepialidae) currently adopted in China. Journal of Hunan University of Science & Technology (Natural Science Edition) 25 (1): 114-120.
  2. Nielsen, Ebbe S.; Robinson, Gaden S.; Wagner, David L. (2000). "Ghost-moths of the world: a global inventory and bibliography of the Exoporia (Mnesarchaeoidea and Hepialoidea) (Lepidoptera )" (PDF). Journal of Natural History. 34 (6): 823–878. doi:10.1080/002229300299282. S2CID 86004391.
  3. Savela, Markku. "Thitarodes Viette, 1968". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 6, 2017.


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