Paramaenas nephelistis

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Paramaenas nephelistis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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 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)

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