''Paraspilarctia'' is a genus of
moth
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s in the family
Erebidae
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. It occurs in
China
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,
Taiwan
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, and northern
Vietnam
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.
Species
Subgenus ''Paraspilarctia'' Kôda, 1988
* ''
Paraspilarctia magna''
(Wileman, 1910)
Subgenus ''Kishidarctia'' Dubatolov, 2003
* ''
Paraspilarctia klapperichi''
(Daniel, 1943)
References
* , 2003: Three new genera of Chinese Arctiinae (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae). ''Tinea'' 17 (5): 255-265, Tokyo.
* , 2010: Tiger-moths of Eurasia (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae) (Nyctemerini by ). ''Neue Entomologische Nachrichten'' 65: 1-106, Marktleuthen.
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
Spilosomina
Moth genera
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