Metamicroptera rotundata

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Metamicroptera rotundata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Metamicroptera
Species:
M. rotundata
Binomial name
Metamicroptera rotundata
Hulstaert, 1923
Synonyms
  • Balacra paradoxaHering, 1932
  • Balacra paradoxaRomieux, 1934
  • Metamicroptera paradoxa
  • Neobalacra paradoxa

Metamicroptera rotundata is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Gustaaf Hulstaert in 1923. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and Zambia. [1]

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References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Metamicroptera rotundata Hulstaert, 1923". Afromoths. Retrieved October 1, 2019.