Metria

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Short description: Genus of moths

Metria
Metria sp..jpg
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Tribe: Omopterini
Genus: Metria
Hübner, [1823]
Synonyms
  • Safia Guenée, 1852
  • Campometra Guenée, 1852
  • Yrias Guenée, 1852
  • Rhubuna Walker, 1858
  • Placonia Möschler, 1880

Metria is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1823.[1]

Species

  • Metria amella (Guenée, 1852) – live oak metria moth
  • Metria bilineata (J. B. Smith, 1899)
  • Metria celia (Cramer, 1782)

References

  1. Savela, Markku (July 4, 2019). "Metria Hübner, [1823"]. https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/erebidae/erebinae/metria/. Retrieved December 12, 2019. 
  • 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 ☰ Q5226275 entry




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