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Metarctia dracuncula Kiriakoff, 1957

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Syntomini (tribe)/  Thyretina (subtribe)/  Metarctia (genus)/  Metarctia (subgenus)/ 
Status:Synonym, the accepted name is Metarctia flavicincta
Authorship:Kiriakoff, 1957
Citation:Metarctia (Notharctia) dracuncula sp. nov.
Original genus:Metarctia
Publication:Kiriakoff S. G. 1957c. Lépidoptères nouveaux du Congo belge.
Journal:Revue de Zoologie et Botanique Africaines
Volume:55
Issue:3–4
Pagination:277–278, fig. 9
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Metarctia dracuncula (1)
Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonym of Metarctia flavicincta Aurivillius, 1900; synonymized by Ł. Przybyłowicz & L. Kühne (2008: 152).

Przybyłowicz Ł. & Kühne L. 2008. Syntominae. – In: Kühne, L. (Ed.) Butterflies and moth diversity of the Kakamega forest (Kenya).
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Metarctia dracuncula Kiriakoff, 1957 Holotype ♂ RMCA Holotype ♂, RMCA. Congo, the Democratic Republic of the [Democratic Republic of Congo], Congo belge, Felitebwe, 04.ii.1921, leg. Verlaine.
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