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
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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 edit

  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.