Philenora is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by Rudolph Rosenstock in 1885.[1]

Philenora
Philenora elegans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Tribe: Lithosiini
Genus: Philenora
Rosenstock, 1885
Synonyms
  • Scaeodora Meyrick, 1886

Species

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Taxonomy

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Ochrota is treated as a synonym of Philenora by some sources.

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (December 7, 2015). "Philenora Rosenstock, 1885". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 24, 2019.