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Parusta

Parusta is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Rothschild in 1907.

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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Subfamily: Saturniinae
Genus: Parusta
Rothschild, 1907

Parusta is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Rothschild in 1907.1

Species

  • Parusta thelxinoe Fawcett, 1915
  • Parusta xanthops Rothschild, 1907
References

References

  1. Rougerie, R. & Collective of iBOL Saturniidae expert taxonomists (2009). "Online list of valid and available names of the Saturniidae of the World". Lepidoptera Barcode of Life. Archived from the original on June 7, 2010.