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| Eilema cocciniceps | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Eilema |
| Species: | E. cocciniceps |
| Binomial name | |
| Eilema cocciniceps (Mabille, 1884) | |
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Eilema cocciniceps is a moth of the family Erebidae.[1] It was described by Paul Mabille in 1884. It is found on Madagascar.[1][2][3] It was moved from Paraona to the genus Eilema in 2024;[1] this change is yet to be recognized by major taxonomic databases.[2][3][4]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Volynkin, Anton V. (2 June 2024). "On the taxonomy of the Oriental genus Paraona Moore with descriptions of a new genus, a new species, and introduction of new synonymies (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini)". Ecologica Montenegrina. 73: 408–420. doi:10.37828/em.2024.73.26.
- 1 2 De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2011–2025). "Paraona cocciniceps (Mabille, 1884)". Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- 1 2 Savela, Markku. "Paraona Moore, 1878". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- ↑ "Paraona cocciniceps (Mabille, 1884)". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.25.254. 11 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.