Chamaita metamelaena

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Chamaita metamelaena
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Chamaita
Species:
C. metamelaena
Binomial name
Chamaita metamelaena
Hampson, 1900

Chamaita metamelaena is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by George Hampson in 1900. It is found in New Guinea. [1]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Chamaita metamelaena Hampson, 1900". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 12, 2019.