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Metalectra
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Metalectra discalis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Boletobiinae
Genus: Metalectra
Hübner, 1823
Synonyms
  • HomopyralisGrote, 1875
  • StimmiaGuenee, 1852

Metalectra is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1823.

Taxonomy

The genus has previously been classified in the subfamily Catocalinae within the families Erebidae and Noctuidae. [1] [2]

Species

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lymantriinae</span> Subfamily of moths

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Calpinae</span> Subfamily of moths

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Acontiinae</span> Subfamily of moths

Acontiinae is a subfamily of bird dropping moths in the family Noctuidae. There are more than 50 genera and 430 described species in Acontiinae, found worldwide in temperate and tropical climates.

<i>Cycnia</i> Genus of insects

Cycnia is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1818.

<i>Idia</i> (moth) Genus of moths

Idia is a genus of litter moths of the family Erebidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1813.

<i>Callistege</i> Genus of moths

Callistege is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae.

<i>Zanclognatha</i> Genus of moths

Zanclognatha is a genus of litter moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Julius Lederer in 1857.

<i>Isogona</i> Genus of moths

Isogona is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Achille Guenée in 1852.

<i>Drasteria</i> Genus of moths

Drasteria is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae.

Glympis is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1859.

<i>Hemeroplanis</i> Genus of moths

Hemeroplanis is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1818.

<i>Hyperstrotia</i> Genus of moths

Hyperstrotia is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by George Hampson in 1910.

<i>Macrochilo</i> Genus of moths

Macrochilo is a genus of litter moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825.

<i>Parascotia</i> Genus of moths

Parascotia is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825.

<i>Metalectra richardsi</i> Species of moth

Metalectra richardsi, or Richards' fungus moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. The species was described by Auburn Edmond Brower in 1941. It is found in North America.

<i>Metalectra quadrisignata</i> Species of moth

Metalectra quadrisignata, the four-spotted fungus moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin. The species was described by Francis Walker in 1858.

<i>Zale confusa</i> Species of moth

Zale confusa, the confused zale moth, is an owlet moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by James Halliday McDunnough in 1940. It is found in North America.

Metalectra albilinea, the white-lined fungus moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in North America.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Metoponiinae</span> Subfamily of insects

Metoponiinae is a subfamily of owlet moths in the family Noctuidae. There are about 16 genera and more than 70 described species in Metoponiinae.

References

  1. ↑ Zahiri, Reza; et al. (2011). "Molecular phylogenetics of Erebidae (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea)". Systematic Entomology. 37: 102–124. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3113.2011.00607.x .
  2. ↑ Lafontaine, Donald; Schmidt, Christian (19 Mar 2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys (40): 26. Bibcode:2010ZooK...40....1L. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.40.414 .


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