''Paracolax'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
litter moth
The Herminiinae are a subfamily of moths in the family Erebidae. The members of the subfamily are called litter moths because the caterpillars of most members feed on dead leaves of plants, though others feed on living leaves, and/or the mushroom ...
s of the family
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family (biology), family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwin ...
. The genus was erected by
Jacob Hübner
Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology.
Scientific career
Hübner was the author of '' ...
in 1825.
Species
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Paracolax albinotata''
(Butler, 1879) Japan
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Paracolax albopunctata''
Rothschild, 1915 New Guinea
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Paracolax angulata''
(Wileman, 1915) Japan, Taiwan
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Paracolax bipuncta''
Owada, 1982 Japan
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Paracolax brunnescens''
Rothschild, 1920 Sumatra
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Paracolax castanea''
Rothschild, 1920 Sumatra
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Paracolax contigua''
(Leech, 1900) Japan, Taiwan, China
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Paracolax fascialis''
(Leech, 1889) Japan, Korea, Amur, Ussuri
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Paracolax fentoni
''Paracolax'' is a genus of litter moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825.
Species
*'' Paracolax albinotata'' (Butler, 1879) Japan
*'' Paracolax albopunctata'' Rothschild, 1915 New Guinea
*'' Paracolax angula ...
''
(Butler, 1879) Japan, Taiwan, Korea, China, Ussuri
*''
Paracolax griseata''
Rothschild, 1915 New Guinea
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Paracolax grisescens
''Paracolax'' is a genus of litter moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825.
Species
*'' Paracolax albinotata'' (Butler, 1879) Japan
*'' Paracolax albopunctata'' Rothschild, 1915 New Guinea
*'' Paracolax angula ...
''
Holloway, 2008 Borneo
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Paracolax japonica
''Paracolax'' is a genus of litter moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825.
Species
*'' Paracolax albinotata'' (Butler, 1879) Japan
*'' Paracolax albopunctata'' Rothschild, 1915 New Guinea
*'' Paracolax angula ...
''
Owada, 1987 Japan (Honshu)
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Paracolax montanus
''Paracolax'' is a genus of litter moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825.
Species
*'' Paracolax albinotata'' (Butler, 1879) Japan
*'' Paracolax albopunctata'' Rothschild, 1915 New Guinea
*'' Paracolax angula ...
''
Holloway, 2008 Borneo
*''
Paracolax ocellatus
''Paracolax'' is a genus of litter moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner
Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Sch ...
''
Holloway, 2008 Borneo
*''
Paracolax ochrescens
''Paracolax'' is a genus of litter moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825.
Species
*'' Paracolax albinotata'' (Butler, 1879) Japan
*'' Paracolax albopunctata'' Rothschild, 1915 New Guinea
*'' Paracolax angula ...
''
Holloway, 2008 Borneo
*''
Paracolax pacifica
''Paracolax'' is a genus of litter moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner
Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schm ...
''
Inoue, Sugi, Kuroko, Moriuti & Kawabe, 1982 Japan
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Paracolax pectinatus
''Paracolax'' is a genus of litter moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825.
Species
*'' Paracolax albinotata'' (Butler, 1879) Japan
*'' Paracolax albopunctata'' Rothschild, 1915 New Guinea
*'' Paracolax angula ...
''
Holloway, 2008 Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia
*''
Paracolax pryeri
''Paracolax'' is a genus of litter moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825.
Species
*'' Paracolax albinotata'' (Butler, 1879) Japan
*'' Paracolax albopunctata'' Rothschild, 1915 New Guinea
*'' Paracolax angula ...
''
(Butler, 1879) Japan, Taiwan
*''
Paracolax tokui
''Paracolax'' is a genus of litter moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825.
Species
*'' Paracolax albinotata'' (Butler, 1879) Japan
*'' Paracolax albopunctata'' Rothschild, 1915 New Guinea
*'' Paracolax angula ...
''
Inoue, Sugi, Kuroko, Moriuti & Kawabe, 1982 Japan
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Paracolax trilinealis
''Paracolax'' is a genus of litter moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825.
Species
*'' Paracolax albinotata'' (Butler, 1879) Japan
*'' Paracolax albopunctata'' Rothschild, 1915 New Guinea
*'' Paracolax angula ...
''
(Bremer, 1864) Japan, Sakhalin, Korea, southeastern Siberia, China
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Paracolax tristalis
''Paracolax tristalis'', the clay fan-foot, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. The species was Species description, first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794. It is found in the Palearctic realm.
The wingspan is 28–35 mm. ...
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(Fabricius, 1794) southern and central Europe, Japan, Sakhalin, China, Amur, Ussuri, Siberia - clay fan-foot
References
Herminiinae
Noctuoidea genera
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