Metamya chrysonota

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Metamya chrysonota
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Metamya
Species:
M. chrysonota
Binomial name
Metamya chrysonota
Hampson, 1898
Synonyms
  • Paramya chrysonotaHampson, 1898

Metamya chrysonota is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by George Hampson in 1898. It is found in the Amazon region. [1]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Metamya chrysonota (Hampson, 1898)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 28, 2018.