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Metarctia orientalis Kiriakoff, 1956

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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 paremphares
Authorship:Kiriakoff, 1956
Citation:Metarctia (Metarctia) benitensis orientalis subsp. nov.
Original genus:Metarctia
Publication:Kiriakoff S. G. 1956b. Lépidoptères Hétérocères nouveaux du Musée Royal du Congo Belge (suite et fin).
Journal:Lambillionea
Volume:56
Issue:5–6
Pagination:39–40
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Metarctia orientalis (1)
Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonym of Metarctia paremphares Holland, 1893; synonymized by Ł. Przybyłowicz & L. Kühne (2008: 153).

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 orientalis Kiriakoff, 1956 Holotype ♂ RMCA Holotype ♂, RMCA Kenya Kenya Colony, Mt Elgon, vii.1951, leg. T. H. E. Jackson.
Metarctia orientalis Kiriakoff, 1956 Allotype ♀ RMCA Neallotype ♀, RMCA. Kenya Kenya Colony, Mt Elgon, vii.1951, leg. T. H. E. Jackson.
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination