Metachanda brunneopunctella

Metachanda brunneopunctella is a moth species in the oecophorine tribe Metachandini. It was described by Henry Legrand in 1965.[1] It is found in Seychelles on Mahé Island and Curieuse Island, the former of which is its type locality.[2]

Metachanda brunneopunctella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Genus: Metachanda
Species:
M. brunneopunctella
Binomial name
Metachanda brunneopunctella
Legrand, 1965

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Metachanda brunneopunctella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Metachanda brunneopunctella Legrand, 1966". Afromoths. Retrieved 7 July 2018.


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