Biology:Metopta
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Short description: Genus of moths
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Genus: | Metopta C. Swinhoe, 1900
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Species: | M. rectifasciata
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Metopta rectifasciata (Ménétries, 1863)
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Metopta is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae erected by Charles Swinhoe in 1900. Its only species, Metopta rectifasciata, was first described by Édouard Ménétries in 1863. It is found in Korea and Japan.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku (April 6, 2019). "Metopta Swinhoe, 1900". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/erebidae/erebinae/metopta/. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Metopta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=278775.
- Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Noctuidae". Natural History Museum, London. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusList3.dsml?&FAMILY=Noctuidae&sort=GENUS.
Wikidata ☰ Q1948803 entry
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