Biology:Metopta

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Short description: Genus of moths

Metopta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
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Genus:
Metopta

C. Swinhoe, 1900
Species:
M. rectifasciata
Binomial name
Metopta rectifasciata
(Ménétries, 1863)
Synonyms

Generic

  • Giacla Walker, 1855

Specific

  • Spirama rectifasciata Ménétries, 1863
  • Spirama japonica Walker, 1865
  • Spirama interlineata Butler, 1871

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

Wikidata ☰ Q1948803 entry