Paranagia

Paranagia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Paranagia; Hampson, 1926
Species:	P. rufostrigata
Binomial name
	Paranagia rufostrigata; (Bethune-Baker, 1906)
Synonyms
	Catephia rufostrigata Bethune-Baker, 1906; Catephia alboplagiata Bethune-Baker, 1906; Catephia glabripars Prout, 1924; Catephia mediogriseata Bethune-Baker, 1906; Paranagia alboplagiata; Paranagia glabripars; Paranagia mediogriseata;

Paranagia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae erected by George Hampson in 1926. Its only species, Paranagia rufostrigata, was first described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1906. It is found on New Guinea and on the southern Maluku Islands, Sulawesi and Borneo. The habitat consists of forests and areas with secondary vegetation.

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