Palaeocoleus

Palaeocoleus is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae described by Robinson in 1975. Its only species, Palaeocoleus sypnoides, was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1886. It is found in Fiji.[1][2][3]

Palaeocoleus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Herminiinae
Genus:
Palaeocoleus

Robinson, 1975
Species:
P. sypnoides
Binomial name
Palaeocoleus sypnoides
(Butler, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Bocana sypnoides Butler, 1886

References
  1. Savela, Markku (February 18, 2012). "Palaeocoleus Robinson, 1975". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Palaeocoleus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Palaeocoleus Robinson, 1975". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved February 8, 2020.


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