Green-banded-moth
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Parasa chloris
Smaller Parasa Moth, smaller parasa
Parasa chloris is a species of slug caterpillar moth in the family Limacodidae, commonly known as the smaller parasa. Adults display characteristic green banding on the forewings, while larvae possess stinging hairs and are often brightly colored. Recent taxonomic revision resolved long-standing nomenclatural confusion by designating a lectotype from three syntypes discovered in the National Museum of Natural History, with COI barcoding indicating the type locality is north-eastern USA rather than South America as originally suggested. This work represents the first step toward testing the monophyly of the pantropical genus Parasa.