Metarctia flavicincta

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Metarctia flavicincta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Arctiinae
Genus:
Metarctia
Species:
M. flavicincta
Binomial name
Metarctia flavicincta
Synonyms
  • Metarctia contrastaBethune-Baker, 1911
  • Metarctia (Notharctia) dracunculaKiriakoff, 1957
  • Metarctia jacksoniKiriakoff, 1956
  • Metarctia moiraKiriakoff, 1957
  • Metarctia subpumilaKiriakoff, 1957

Metarctia flavicincta is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1900 and is found in Angola, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. [1]

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Acantharctia vittata is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1899 and is found in Botswana and South Africa.

Acantharctia nivea is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1900. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria and Senegal.

Amerila nigroapicalis is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1900 and is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria.

Metarctia alticola is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1925 and is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Metarctia nigritarsis is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Emilio Berio in 1941 and is found in Eritrea.

Metarctia rubra is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1856. It is found in Angola, Malawi and South Africa.

Metarctia rufescens is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in Burundi, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Kenya, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia.

References

  1. ↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Metarctia flavicincta Aurivillius, 1900". Afromoths. Retrieved November 15, 2017.


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