| Metachrostis velocior | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Metachrostis |
| Species: | M. velocior |
| Binomial name | |
| Metachrostis velocior (Staudinger, 1892) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Metachrostis velocior is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Staudinger in 1892. It is found on Malta, Crete and Cyprus, as well as in southern Italy, Greece, Turkey and the Middle East. [1]
Otto Staudinger was a German entomologist and a natural history dealer considered one of the largest in the world specialising in the collection and sale of insects to museums, scientific institutions, and individuals.
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