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| Metalectra discalis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Boletobiinae |
| Genus: | Metalectra Hübner, 1823 |
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Metalectra is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1823.
Taxonomy
The genus has previously been classified in the subfamily Catocalinae within the families Erebidae and Noctuidae.
Species
- Metalectra albilinea Richards, 1941
- Metalectra bigallis J.B. Smith, 1908
- Metalectra cinctus J.B. Smith, 1905 (sometimes spelled Metalectra cincta)
- Metalectra diabolica Barnes & Benjamin, 1924 – diabolical fungus moth
- Metalectra discalis Grote, 1876 – common fungus moth
- Metalectra edilis J.B. Smith, 1906
- Metalectra geminicincta Schaus, 1916
- Metalectra miserulata Grote, 1882
- Metalectra quadrisignata Walker, 1858 – four-spotted fungus moth
- Metalectra richardsi Brower, 1941 – Richards' fungus moth
- Metalectra tantillus Grote, 1875 – black fungus moth
References
- Zahiri, Reza; et al. (2011). "Molecular phylogenetics of Erebidae (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea)". Systematic Entomology. 37: 102–124. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.2011.00607.x.
- Lafontaine, Donald; Schmidt, Christian (19 Mar 2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys (40): 26. Bibcode:2010ZooK...40....1L. doi:10.3897/zookeys.40.414.
- Savela, Markku. "Metalectra Hübner, 1823". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (2023). "Search results Family: Noctuidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw.
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