Metaxanthia vespiformis
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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: | Metaxanthia |
| Species: | M. vespiformis
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| Binomial name | |
| Metaxanthia vespiformis H. Druce, 1899
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Metaxanthia vespiformis is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1899. It is found in Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana and Costa Rica.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ Savela, Markku. "Metaxanthia vespiformis Druce, 1899". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
- ^ Toulgoët, Hervé de & Navatte, Jocelyne (2000). "Metaxanthia vespiformis Druce, 1899". Illustrated Catalogue of the Arctiidae Arctiinae and Pericopinae of French Guyana Found in the Collection of the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.