Metria

Short description: Genus of moths

Metria

Scientific classification
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.

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