Paonidia

Paonidia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae erected by Edward Meyrick in 1902. Its only species, Paonidia anthracias, was first described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1897. It is found in New South Wales, Australia.[1][2][3]

Paonidia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Hypeninae
Genus:
Paonidia

Meyrick, 1902
Species:
P. anthracias
Binomial name
Paonidia anthracias
(Lower, 1897)
Synonyms
  • Mesoptila anthracias Lower, 1897
  • Paonidia pentaptila Meyrick, 1902
  • Panilla cautophanes Turner, 1902
  • Artigisa microsticta Turner, 1939

References
  1. Savela, Markku (February 28, 2012). "Paonidia Meyrick, 1902". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Paonidia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Paonidia Meyrick, 1902". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved February 14, 2020.


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