Pristoceraea

Pristoceraea
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Agaristinae
Genus: 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

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.