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Metarctia phaeoptera

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Species of moth

Metarctia phaeoptera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Metarctia
Species: M. phaeoptera
Binomial name
Metarctia phaeoptera
Hampson, 1909
Synonyms
  • Metarctia helga Kiriakoff, 1957
  • Metarctia tricolor Rougeot, 1977
  • Metarctia xanthippa Kiriakoff, 1956

Metarctia phaeoptera is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by George Hampson in 1909. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.

References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Metarctia phaeoptera Hampson, 1909". Afromoths. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
Taxon identifiers
Metarctia phaeoptera


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