Eilema cocciniceps

Eilema cocciniceps
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Eilema
Species:
E. cocciniceps
Binomial name
Eilema cocciniceps
(Mabille, 1884)
Synonyms
  • Lithosia cocciniceps Mabille, 1884
  • Paraona cocciniceps (Mabille, 1884)

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

  1. ^ a b c 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: 408โ€“420. doi:10.37828/em.2024.73.26.
  2. ^ a b De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2011โ€“2025). "Paraona cocciniceps (Mabille, 1884)". Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  3. ^ a b Savela, Markku. "Paraona Moore, 1878". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  4. ^ "Paraona cocciniceps (Mabille, 1884)". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.25.254. 11 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.