Paraona

Short description: Genus of moths

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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