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Metaxanthia vespiformis

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Metaxanthia vespiformis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Metaxanthia
Species:
M. vespiformis
Binomial name
Metaxanthia vespiformis
H. Druce, 1899
Synonyms
  • Sciopsyche aurantiocauda Klages, 1906

Metaxanthia vespiformis is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1899. It is found in Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana and Costa Rica.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Metaxanthia vespiformis Druce, 1899". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  2. ^ Toulgoët, Hervé de & Navatte, Jocelyne (2000). "Metaxanthia vespiformis Druce, 1899". Illustrated Catalogue of the Arctiidae Arctiinae and Pericopinae of French Guyana Found in the Collection of the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris. Retrieved September 12, 2019.