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Metarctia phaeoptera

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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.[1]

References

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