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Platyjionia

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Platyjionia
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Platyjionia

Hampson, 1926
Species:
P. mediorufa
Binomial name
Platyjionia mediorufa
(Hampson, 1894)
Synonyms
  • Thermesia mediorufa Hampson, 1894
  • Platyja sada Swinhoe, 1903
  • Capnodes brunnea Swinhoe, 1906

Platyjionia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Platyjionia mediorufa, is found in the north-eastern Himalayas, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo. Both the genus and species were first described by George Hampson, the genus in 1926 and the species in 1894.

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References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Platyjionia​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (August 20, 2019). "Platyjionia Hampson, 1926". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  3. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Platyjionia Hampson, 1926". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved June 25, 2020.