Metamicroptera christophi

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Metamicroptera christophi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Metamicroptera
Species:
M. christophi
Binomial name
Metamicroptera christophi
Przybylowicz, 2005

Metamicroptera christophi is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Lukasz Przybylowicz in 2005. It is found in Tanzania and Zambia. [1]

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References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Metamicroptera christophi Przybylowicz, 2005". Afromoths. Retrieved October 30, 2019.