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Genus of moths

Pristoceraea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Pristoceraea
Karsch, 1895
Species: P. eriopis
Binomial name
Pristoceraea eriopis
(Herrich-Schäffer, )
Synonyms

Generic

  • Eriopana Kiriakoff, 1974

Specific

  • Agarista eriopis Herrich-Schäffer,
  • Rothia eriopis ab. carminata Rothschild, 1896
  • Rothia eriopis
  • Ophthalmis eriopis; Hampson, 1901
  • Eriopana eriopis

Pristoceraea is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae described by Ferdinand Karsch in 1895. Its only species, Pristoceraea eriopis, was first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1853. It is found on Madagascar.

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Pristoceraea​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  2. Savela, Markku (September 22, 2019). "Pristoceraea Karsch, 1895". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Pristoceraea Karsch, 1895". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
Taxon identifiers
Pristoceraea
Pristoceraea eriopis


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