Metareva paulina

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Metareva paulina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Metareva
Species:M. paulina
Binomial name
Metareva paulina
Dognin, 1923 [1]

Metareva paulina is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It was described by Paul Dognin in 1923. It is found in Brazil. [2]

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Brazil Federal republic in South America

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References

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