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Honeyania

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Honeyania
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Honeyania
Berio, 1989
Species:
H. ragusana
Binomial name
Honeyania ragusana
(Freyer, 1845)

Honeyania is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae erected by Emilio Berio in 1989. Its only species, Honeyania ragusana, was first described by Christian Friedrich Freyer in 1845. It is found from south-eastern Europe through Australia.[1]

Taxonomy

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The genus has previously been classified in the subfamily Eublemminae of the Erebidae or in the subfamily Acontiinae of the family Noctuidae.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (February 12, 2012). "Honeyania Berio, 1989". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  2. ^ "Honeyania". Fauna Europaea. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2014.