Aliona

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Aliona alena is a moth in the family Noctuidae and the only species in the monotypic genus Aliona. It is found in China.

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
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Aliona
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Noctuinae
Tribe: Apameini
Genus: Aliona
Gyulai, Saldaitis & Zilli, 2019
Species:
A. alena
Binomial name
Aliona alena
Gyulai, Saldaitis & Zilli, 2019
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Etymology

The genus name was originally proposed as Alena Gyulai, Saldaitis & Zilli, 2019[1] but due to the existence of a senior homonym with another insect genus (for a snakefly), this moth genus was given a replacement name.[2]

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