Metarctia Explained

Metarctia is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae and subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1855.^[1]

Taxonomy

Collocaliodes was established as a subgenus of Metarctia.^[2]

References

• Przybyłowicz, Ł. & Bąkowski, M. (2011). "Anapisa monotonia Kiriakoff, 1963 – a junior synonym of Anapisa holobrunnea (Talbot, 1932), with new records of Arctiinae (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) from Ghana". Zootaxa. 3031: 54–60.

External links

• Web site: De Prins . J. . De Prins . W. . amp . 2019 . Metarctia Walker, 1855 . Afromoths . October 31, 2019.
• Web site: Pitkin . Brian . Jenkins . Paul . amp . Search results Family: Arctiidae . Butterflies and Moths of the World . Natural History Museum, London.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . January 2, 2017 . Metarctia Walker, 1855 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . October 31, 2019.
2. Web site: Pitkin . Brian . Jenkins . Paul . amp . November 5, 2004 . Collocaliodes Kiriakoff, 1957 . Butterflies and Moths of the World . . October 31, 2019.