Platyjionia

Platyjionia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Platyjionia mediorufa, is found in the north-eastern Himalayas, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo. Both the genus and species were first described by George Hampson, the genus in 1926 and the species in 1894.

Platyjionia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Calpinae
Genus:
Platyjionia

Hampson, 1926
Species:
P. mediorufa
Binomial name
Platyjionia mediorufa
(Hampson, 1894)
Synonyms
  • Thermesia mediorufa Hampson, 1894
  • Platyja sada Swinhoe, 1903
  • Capnodes brunnea Swinhoe, 1906

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References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Platyjionia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  2. Savela, Markku (August 20, 2019). "Platyjionia Hampson, 1926". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Platyjionia Hampson, 1926". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved June 25, 2020.


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