Metatacha | |
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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
- 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.
- De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Metatacha excavata (Bethune-Baker, 1909)". Afromoths. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Noctuidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Metatacha | |
Metatacha excavata |
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