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Palmartona

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Palmartona
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Zygaenidae
Subfamily: Procridinae
Genus: Palmartona
Tarmann, 2005
Species:
P. catoxantha
Binomial name
Palmartona catoxantha
(Hampson, 1892)[1]
Synonyms
  • Brachartona catoxantha Hampson, 1892
  • Artona catoxantha
  • Zeuxippa catoxantha

Palmartona is a genus of moths in the family Zygaenidae. It contains only one species, Palmartona catoxantha, which is found from Myanmar eastwards throughout Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia (Sumatra, Nias, Java, Bangka, Kalimantan, Sulawesi), the Philippines (Palawan) to Papua New Guinea. There is one record for Australia (Queensland).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Tarmann, Gerhard M. (2004). Zygaenid moths of Australia: a revision of the Australian Zygaenidae, (Procridinae: Artonini). CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 978-0-643-06798-1.