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Metatacha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Metatacha
Hampson, 1913
Species: M. excavata
Binomial name
Metatacha excavata
Bethune-Baker, 1909

Metatacha is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by George Hampson in 1913. Its only species, Metatacha excavata, was first described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1909. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Metatacha​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Metatacha excavata (Bethune-Baker, 1909)". Afromoths. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
Taxon identifiers
Metatacha
Metatacha excavata


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