Metarctia phaeoptera

Metarctia phaeoptera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Metarctia
Species:	M. phaeoptera
Binomial name
	Metarctia phaeoptera; Hampson, 1909
Synonyms
	Metarctia helga Kiriakoff, 1957; Metarctia tricolor Rougeot, 1977; Metarctia xanthippa Kiriakoff, 1956;

Metarctia phaeoptera is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by George Hampson in 1909. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.[1]

References

De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Metarctia phaeoptera Hampson, 1909". Afromoths. Retrieved October 28, 2018.

Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.

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