Metachrostis pectinata

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Metachrostis pectinata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Metachrostis
Species:
M. pectinata
Binomial name
Metachrostis pectinata
Hampson, 1907

Metachrostis pectinata is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by George Hampson in 1907. It is found in Sri Lanka. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 via Academia.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Metachrostis pectinata Hampson, 1907". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 October 2018.