''Paropta'' 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
Cossidae
The Cossidae, the cossid millers or carpenter millers, make up a family of mostly large miller moths. This family contains over 110 genera with almost 700 known species, and many more species await description. Carpenter millers are Lepidopter ...
.
Species
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Paropta paradoxus
''Paropta'' is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae.
Species
* ''Paropta paradoxus'' Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Former species
* ''Paropta confusa'' Rothschild, 1912
* ''Paropta frater'' (Warnecke, 1929)
* ''Paropta henleyi'' Warren & Rothschil ...
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Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Former species
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Paropta confusa
''Paropta'' is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae.
Species
* ''Paropta paradoxus
''Paropta'' is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae.
Species
* ''Paropta paradoxus'' Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Former species
* ''Paropta confusa'' Roths ...
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Rothschild, 1912
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Paropta frater
''Alcterogystia frater'' is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Yemen Retrieved April 25, 2018. and Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in West Asia. Located in the centre of the ...
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(Warnecke, 1929)
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Paropta henleyi
''Camellocossus henleyi'' is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Algeria, Morocco, Egypt, Ethiopia, Mauritania, Sudan and possibly Namibia.
The larvae feed on ''Acacia nilotica'' and ''Acacia raddiana
''Vachellia tortilis'', widely ...
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Warren & Rothschild, 1905
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Paropta johannes
''Semitocossus johannes'' is a species of moth of the family Cossidae. It is found in Israel, Jordan, south-western Turkey and Saudi Arabia.
Adults are on wing from in April, August and October in Israel.
The larvae have been recorded feeding o ...
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Staudinger, 1899
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Paropta l-nigrum
''Paropta l-nigrum'' is a species of moth of the family Cossidae. It is found on Cyprus.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the opposite wingtip. For example, the Boeing 7 ...
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Bethune-Baker, 1894
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
Cossinae
Cossidae genera
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