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Metaxyllia

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Metaxyllia
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Metaxyllia

Dyar, 1922
Species:
M. metallicella
Binomial name
Metaxyllia metallicella
Dyar, 1922

Metaxyllia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Metaxyllia metallicella, is found in Mexico. Both the genus and species were first described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1922.[1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Metaxyllia​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (August 28, 2019). "Metaxyllia Dyar, 1922". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  3. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Metaxyllia Dyar, 1922". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved October 8, 2020.