Paradetis

Paradetis
	Female
	Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Subfamily:	Larentiinae
Genus:	Paradetis; Meyrick, 1885
Species:	P. porphyrias
Binomial name
	Paradetis porphyrias; (Meyrick, 1883)
Synonyms
	Generic; Parysatis Meyrick, 1883; Specific; Parysatis porphyrias Meyrick, 1883;

Paradetis is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae. Its only species, Paradetis porphyrias, also known as the orange and purple fern looper, is endemic to New Zealand. The genus and species were first described by Edward Meyrick, the genus in 1885 and the species in 1883.

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