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Genus of moths

Mepantadrea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Calpinae
Genus: Mepantadrea
Hampson, 1926
Species: M. simia
Binomial name
Mepantadrea simia
(Saalmüller, 1891)
Synonyms
  • Zethes simia Saalmüller, 1891

Mepantadrea is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae erected by George Hampson in 1926. Its only species, Mepantadrea simia, was first described by Saalmüller in 1891. It is found on Madagascar.

References

  1. Savela, Markku (March 11, 2020). "Mepantadrea Hampson, 1926". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Mepantadrea​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Mepantadrea Hampson, 1926". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  4. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Mepantadrea simia (Saalmüller, 1891)". Afromoths. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
Taxon identifiers
Mepantadrea
Mepantadrea simia


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