''Aon noctuiformis'', the aon moth, is the only species in the
monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...
genus ''Aon'' in the family
Erebidae. The species is known from the US state of Texas. Both the genus and the species were
first described by
Berthold Neumoegen in 1892.
References
Hypocalinae
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