Metachanda declinata

Metachanda declinata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Oecophoridae
Genus:	Metachanda
Species:	M. declinata
Binomial name
	Metachanda declinata; Meyrick, 1924

Last updated January 02, 2026

Metachanda declinata is a moth species in the oecophorine tribe Metachandini. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1924.^[1] Its type locality is on Mauritius.^[2]

References

↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Metachanda declinata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 11, 2018.
↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Metachanda declinata Meyrick, 1924". Afromoths. Retrieved 7 July 2018.

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Metachanda declinata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 11, 2018.

[AfroMoths-2] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Metachanda declinata Meyrick, 1924". Afromoths. Retrieved 7 July 2018.

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