Paida

Paida is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by Karl Jordan in 1896. Its only species, Paida pulchra, was first described by Roland Trimen in 1863. It is found in South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe.^[1][2][3][4]

Paida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Paida Jordan in Rothschild & Jordan, 1896
Species:	P. pulchra
Binomial name
Paida pulchra (Trimen, 1863)
Synonyms
Pais pulchra Trimen, 1863 Pais gordoni Butler, 1879