Brachyona

Brachyona
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Genus:
Brachyona

Hampson, 1926
Species:
B. xylodesma
Binomial name
Brachyona xylodesma
Hampson, 1926

Brachyona is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Brachyona xylodesma, is known from the Australian state of Western Australia and the Northern Territory. Both the genus and the species were first described by George Hampson in 1926.[1][2][3][4]

  1. ^ Savela, Markku (13 June 2019). "Brachyona Hampson, 1926". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Brachyona​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  3. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (5 November 2004). "Brachyona Hampson, 1926". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  4. ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (2 May 2019). "Brachyona xylodesma Hampson, 1926". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 22 May 2020.