What is "pardoxia"

Pardoxia is a genus of moths in the Nolidae family. It contains only one species, the Yellow Drab (Pardoxia graellsii) which is found in France, Spain, Turkey, Iraq, China, India, Myanmar, Cape Verde, the Comoros, Ethiopia, Ghana, La Réunion, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Gambia, Yemen and Zimbabwe.

Larvae have been recorded feeding on Altahea officinalis, Lavatera olbia and Gossypium species.