Metarctia

Genus of moths From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Metarctia is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae and subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1855.[1]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
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Metarctia
Metarctia burra
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Tribe: Syntomini
Genus: Metarctia
Walker, 1855
Synonyms
  • Metaretia Pagenstecher, 1909
  • Anace Walker, 1856
  • Hebena Walker, 1856
  • Hexaneura Wallengren, 1860
  • Notharctia Strand, 1912
  • Thyretarctia Strand, 1912
  • Mecistorhabdia Kiriakoff, 1953
  • Metarhodia Kiriakoff, 1953
  • Oenarctia Kiriakoff, 1953
  • Pterophaea Kiriakoff, 1953
  • Collocaliodes Kiriakoff, 1957
  • Pinheya Kiriakoff, 1973
  • Pinheyata Nye, 1980
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Species

Taxonomy

Collocaliodes was established as a subgenus of Metarctia.[2]

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