Honeyania Explained

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

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

References

• Web site: Pitkin . Brian . Jenkins . Paul . amp . Search results Family: Arctiidae . Butterflies and Moths of the World . Natural History Museum, London.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . February 12, 2012 . Honeyania Berio, 1989 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . November 17, 2019.
2. Web site: Honeyania. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924153419/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=446705. dead. September 24, 2015. Fauna Europaea. 26 November 2014.