''Paradirphia'' is a genus of

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

s in the family

Saturniidae Saturniidae, members of which are commonly named the saturniids, is a family of Lepidoptera with an estimated 2,300 described species. The family contains some of the largest species of moths in the world. Notable members include the emperor m ...

first described by

Charles Duncan Michener Charles Duncan Michener (September 22, 1918 – November 1, 2015) was an American entomologist born in Pasadena, California. He was a leading expert on bees, his ''magnum opus'' being ''The Bees of the World'' published in 2000. __TOC__ Biograp ...

in 1949.

Species

The genus includes the following species: *'' Paradirphia andicola'' Lemaire, 2002 *'' Paradirphia andrei'' Brechlin & Meister, 2010 *'' Paradirphia anikae'' Brechlin & Meister, 2010 *'' Paradirphia antonia'' (Dognin, 1911) *'' Paradirphia boudinoti'' Lemaire & Wolfe, 1990 *'' Paradirphia citrina'' (Druce, 1886) *'' Paradirphia coprea'' (Draudt, 1930) *'' Paradirphia estivalisae'' Guerrero & Passola, 2003 *'' Paradirphia frankae'' Brechlin & Meister, 2010 *'' Paradirphia fumosa'' (R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) *'' Paradirphia gabrielae'' Brechlin & Meister, 2010 *'' Paradirphia geneforti'' (Bouvier, 1923) *'' Paradirphia hectori'' Brechlin & Meister, 2010 *'' Paradirphia herediana'' Brechlin & Meister, 2010 *'' Paradirphia hoegei'' (Druce, 1886) *'' Paradirphia ibarai'' Balcazar, 1999 *'' Paradirphia lasiocampina'' (R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) *'' Paradirphia leoni'' Brechlin & Meister, 2010 *'' Paradirphia lieseorum'' Brechlin & Meister, 2010 *'' Paradirphia manes'' (Druce, 1897) *'' Paradirphia oblita'' (Lemaire, 1976) *'' Paradirphia pararudloffi'' Brechlin & Meister, 2010 *'' Paradirphia peggyae'' Brechlin & Meister, 2010 *'' Paradirphia rectilineata'' Wolfe, 1994 *'' Paradirphia rudloffi'' Brechlin & Meister, 2008 *''

Paradirphia semirosea ''Paradirphia'' is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Charles Duncan Michener in 1949. Species The genus includes the following species: *''Paradirphia andicola'' Lemaire, 2002 *''Paradirphia andrei'' Brechlin & Meiste ...

'' (Walker, 1855) *'' Paradirphia talamancaia'' Brechlin & Meister, 2010 *'' Paradirphia torva'' (Weymer, 1907) *'' Paradirphia valverdei'' Lemaire & Wolfe, 1990 *'' Paradirphia winifredae'' Lemaire & Wolfe, 1990

References

Hemileucinae Bombycoidea genera Taxa named by Charles Duncan Michener {{Saturniidae-stub