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Paraona
''Paraona'' is a disputed genus of moths in the family Erebidae, considered synonymous to ''Macrobrochis'' by some but not all lepidopterists. Taxonomy and status ''Paraona'' was erected by Frederic Moore in 1878 around the species originally described as ''Crambomorpha splendens'' by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877. Sergei Alphéraky described an additional species, ''Paraona staudingeri'', in 1897. In 1993, the genus—at the time placed to family Arctiidae—was deemed a junior synonym of ''Macrobrochis'' by Yasunori Kishida. This synonymization was based upon the strong likeness of the male genitalia of ''Paraona staudingeri'' to those of ''Macrobrochis gigas'', and explicitly did not involve examination of the type species of ''Paraona''. This classification was subsequently followed by Jeremy Daniel Holloway in 2001 in Part 7 of his book series ''The Moths of Borneo''. In 2012, the genus was restored by Vladimir Dubatolov, Kishida and Min Wang, based on dissimilari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paraona Staudingeri
''Paraona staudingeri'' is a moth of the family Erebidae Species description, first described by Sergei Alphéraky in 1897. It is found in the Russian Far East, China, Korea, Japan and Taiwan. The wingspan is about 35–50 mm. Adults are on wing in May. ''Oriental Butterflies and Moths''. Subspecies *''Paraona staudingeri staudingeri'' *''Paraona staudingeri formosana'' Okano, 1960 (Taiwan)References Moths described in 1897 Lithosiina Moths of Japan Taxa named by Sergei Alphéraky {{Lithosiina-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |