Metarctia flavicincta

Metarctia flavicincta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Metarctia
Species: M. flavicincta
Binomial name
Metarctia flavicincta
Aurivillius, 1900
Synonyms
  • Metarctia contrasta Bethune-Baker, 1911
  • Metarctia (Notharctia) dracuncula Kiriakoff, 1957
  • Metarctia jacksoni Kiriakoff, 1956
  • Metarctia moira Kiriakoff, 1957
  • Metarctia subpumila Kiriakoff, 1957

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

References

  1. ↑ Afro Moths


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