Metarctia phaeoptera
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| Metarctia phaeoptera | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Metarctia |
| Species: | M. phaeoptera
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| Metarctia phaeoptera Hampson, 1909
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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
[edit]- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Metarctia phaeoptera Hampson, 1909". Afromoths. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.