Paraona

Paraona
Paraona staudingeri formosana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Subtribe:	Lithosiina
Genus:	Paraona Moore, 1878

Paraona is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Frederic Moore in 1878. It is treated as a synonym of Macrobrochis by some sources.

Selected species

• Paraona bicolor Toulgoët, 1968
• Paraona cocciniceps (Mabille, 1884)
• Paraona interjecta Strand, 1912
• Paraona micans (Pagenstecher, 1895)
• Paraona splendens (Butler, 1877)
• Paraona staudingeri Alphéraky, 1897

References

• Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Paraona Moore, 1878". Natural History Museum, London. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusDetails.dsml?NUMBER=21622.0. 
• Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Paraona Moore 1878". Taxapad. http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=86012533. 

Wikidata ☰ Q7135589 entry

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