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.
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Genus: | Platyjionia Hampson, 1926
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Species: | P. mediorufa
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Platyjionia mediorufa (Hampson, 1894)
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References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Savela, Markku (August 20, 2019). "Platyjionia Hampson, 1926". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Platyjionia Hampson, 1926". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved June 25, 2020.