Pristoceraea is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae described by Ferdinand Karsch in 1895. Its only species, Pristoceraea eriopis, was first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1853. It is found on Madagascar.[1][2][3]

Pristoceraea
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Pristoceraea

Karsch, 1895
Species:
P. eriopis
Binomial name
Pristoceraea eriopis
Synonyms

Generic

  • Eriopana Kiriakoff, 1974

Specific

  • Agarista eriopis Herrich-Schäffer, [1853]
  • Rothia eriopis ab. carminata Rothschild, 1896
  • Rothia eriopis
  • Ophthalmis eriopis; Hampson, 1901
  • Eriopana eriopis

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Pristoceraea​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (September 22, 2019). "Pristoceraea Karsch, 1895". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  3. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Pristoceraea Karsch, 1895". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved December 15, 2020.