Eogena

Eogena
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Acronictinae
Genus: Eogena
Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1852
Species:
E. contaminei
Binomial name
Eogena contaminei
(Eversmann, 1847)
Synonyms
  • Noctua contaminei Eversmann, 1847
  • Cosmia bombycina Ménétriés, 1849
  • Noctua eogene Freyer, 1852

Eogena is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by Achille Guenée in 1852. Its only species, Eogena contaminei, was first described by Eduard Friedrich Eversmann in 1847. It is found in southern Russia, Turkey, Transcaucasia and Central Asia.