Paraona staudingeri is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Sergei Alphéraky in 1897. It is found in the Russian Far East, China, Korea, Japan and Taiwan.[1]

Paraona staudingeri
Paraona staudingeri formosana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Paraona
Species:
P. staudingeri
Binomial name
Paraona staudingeri
Synonyms
  • Macrobrochis staudingeri
  • Paraona benderi Roesler, 1967
  • Macrobrochis benderi

The wingspan is about 35–50 mm. Adults are on wing in May.[2]

Subspecies

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  • Paraona staudingeri staudingeri
  • Paraona staudingeri formosana Okano, 1960 (Taiwan)

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Macrobrochis staudingeri (Alphéraky, 1897)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  2. ^ "Paraona staudingeri formosana Okano". Oriental Butterflies and Moths.