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Parasa hilaris is a moth of the family Limacodidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1913.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka[2] and India.

Parasa hilaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Limacodidae
Genus:
Parasa
Species:
P. hilaris
Binomial name
Parasa hilaris
Meyrick, 1913

Adult wingspan is 32 mm. Palpi projecting beyond frontal tuft. Head green with reddish-brown sides. Thorax green. Abdomen brownish green. Legs with pale tipped joints. Hind tibiae have a terminal pair of spurs. Forewings with a reddish-brown patch which covers basal area. Marginal band with an irregular inner edge. Hindwings pale green with a slight brown tinge towards outer margin.[3]

It is a pest of Azadirachta indica.[4]


References


  1. "Species Details: Pachyrhabda bacterias Meyrick, 1913". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  2. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.
  3. "Parasa hilaris description". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  4. Sreeramu, B. S. (2004). Cultivation of Medicinal and Aromatic Crops. Universities Press. ISBN 9788173715044 – via Google Books.


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