Metalectra richardsi

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Metalectra richardsi
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Metalectra
Species:M. richardsi
Binomial name
Metalectra richardsi
Brower, 1941

Metalectra richardsi, or Richards' fungus moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. [1] [2] The species was described by Auburn Edmond Brower in 1941. [3] It is found in North America. [2]

Moth Group of mostly-nocturnal insects in the order Lepidoptera

Moths comprise a group of insects related to butterflies, belonging to the order Lepidoptera. Most lepidopterans are moths, and there are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species.

Erebidae family of insects

The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings (Catocala); litter moths (Herminiinae); tiger, lichen, and wasp moths (Arctiinae); tussock moths (Lymantriinae), including the arctic woolly bear moth ; piercing moths ; micronoctuoid moths (Micronoctuini); snout moths (Hypeninae); and zales, though many of these common names can also refer to moths outside the Erebidae. Some of the erebid moths are called owlets.

Contents

The MONA or Hodges number for Metalectra richardsi is 8505. [4] [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Metalectra richardsi Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  2. 1 2 "Metalectra richardsi Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  3. ↑ "Metalectra richardsi Species Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  4. ↑ Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
  5. ↑ "Metalectra richardsi, Richards' Fungus Moth - Hodges#8505". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved 2018-01-18.

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