Metarctia phaeoptera

Metarctia phaeoptera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Metarctia
Species: M. phaeoptera
Binomial name
Metarctia phaeoptera
Hampson, 1909
Synonyms
  • Metarctia helga Kiriakoff, 1957
  • Metarctia tricolor Rougeot, 1977
  • Metarctia xanthippa Kiriakoff, 1956

Metarctia phaeoptera is a moth of the family Arctiidae. It was described by Hampson in 1909. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.[1]

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