Metalobosia ducalis

Last updated

Metalobosia ducalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Family:
Subfamily:
Genus:
Species:
M. ducalis
Binomial name
Metalobosia ducalis
Schaus, 1911

Metalobosia ducalis is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by William Schaus in 1911. It is found in Costa Rica. [1]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Urodidae</span> Small family of moths

Urodidae, whose species are commonly known as false burnet moths, is a family of moths in the lepidopteran order. It is the type genus in the superfamily, Urodoidea, with three genera, one of which, Wockia, occurs in Europe.

Metachanda is the sole genus in tribe Metachandini of moth subfamily Oecophorinae. Metachandini was originally described as family Metachandidae by Edward Meyrick in 1911, and at the time also contained the genus Chanystis, which is currently unplaced to tribe within Oecophorinae. It has also previously been described as tribe Metachandini of subfamily Gelechiinae.

Agathiphaga is a genus of moths, known as kauri moths. and is the only living genus in the family Agathiphagidae. This caddisfly-like lineage of primitive moths was first reported by Lionel Jack Dumbleton in 1952, as a new genus of Micropterigidae.

<i>Megadytes ducalis</i> Species of beetle

Megadytes ducalis is a species of water beetle in the family Dytiscidae. It is the largest species in the family. Until recently, the species was only known from a single specimen that was collected in the 19th century from Brazil, but more specimens, also collected in the 19th century from Brazil, were discovered in 2019. Although listed as extinct by the IUCN, the limited studies conducted on water beetles in Brazil means that it might still survive.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thyatirinae</span> Hook-tip moth subfamily comprising the false owlets

The Thyatirinae, or false owlet moths, are a subfamily of the moth family Drepanidae with about 200 species described. Until recently, most classifications treated this group as a separate family called Thyatiridae.

Metalobosia is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by George Hampson in 1900.

Celonoptera is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae. Its only species, Celonoptera mirificaria, is found in south-eastern Europe. Both the genus and species were first described by Julius Lederer in 1862.

Prays ducalis is a species of moth in the family Praydidae. It was described by English entomologist Edward Meyrick in 1914 based a single specimen collected in Sri Lanka.

Victor Gurney Logan Van Someren was a zoologist and entomologist. Van Someren was born in Australia. He attended George Watson's College and studied zoology at University of Edinburgh. He was also a dentist. Van Someren moved to Kenya in 1912 and lived in Nairobi. He was in the East Africa and Uganda Natural History Society and became Honorary Secretary. In 1930 he became Curator of the Coryndon Museum. Van Someren named a number of bird and butterfly species.

<i>Vegetia</i> Genus of moths

Vegetia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Karl Jordan in 1922.

Metalobosia anitras is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Paul Dognin in 1891. It is found in Ecuador.

Metalobosia cuprea is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Schaus in 1896. It is found in São Paulo, Brazil.

Metalobosia cupreata is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Reich in 1933. It is found in Brazil.

Metalobosia elis is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1885. It is found in Guatemala and the Brazilian states of São Paulo and Paraná.

Metalobosia postrubida is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Rothschild in 1913. It is found in Colombia.

Metalobosia similis is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Max Wilhelm Karl Draudt in 1918. It is found in Colombia.

Metalobosia varda is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Schaus in 1896. It is found in the Brazilian states of São Paulo and Paraná.

Oligostigma ducale is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Schaus in 1906. It is found in Brazil.

References

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