Cisthene metoxia

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Cisthene metoxia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Cisthene
Species:
C. metoxia
Binomial name
Cisthene metoxia
Hampson, 1898

Cisthene metoxia is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1898. It is found on St. Vincent and Grenada. [1]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Cisthene metoxia Hampson, 1898". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 21, 2018.