Biology:Paramaenas nephelistis

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Short description: Species of moth

Paramaenas nephelistis
19-(Pericallia hecate)-Paramaenas nephelistis hecate (Fawcett, 1916).JPG
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Paramaenas
Species:
P. nephelistis
Binomial name
Paramaenas nephelistis
(Hampson, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Pericallia nephelistis Hampson, 1907
  • Pericallia hecate Fawcett, 1916
  • Pericallia diaphana Rothschild, 1933

Paramaenas nephelistis is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1907. It is found in Angola, Kenya and South Africa .[1]

Subspecies

  • Paramaenas nephelistis nephelistis
  • Paramaenas nephelistis diaphana (Rothschild, 1933)
  • Paramaenas nephelistis hecate (Fawcett, 1916)

References

  1. De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2018). "Paramaenas nephelistis (Hampson, 1907)". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/PARANEPH. Retrieved October 30, 2018. 

Wikidata ☰ Q14017913 entry