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Metachrostis perplexa (Saalmüller, 1891)

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Boletobiinae (subfamily)/  Eublemmini (tribe)/  Metachrostis (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Saalmüller, 1891)
Citation:Ozarba Perplexa n. sp.
Original genus:Ozarba
Publication:Saalmüller M. & von Heyden L. 1891. Lepidopteren von Madagascar. Zweite Abtheilung. Heterocera: Noctuae, Geometrae, Microlepidoptera.
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Pagination:281–283; pl. 10, fig. 161
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9315856
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Metachrostis perplexa (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Metachrostis by H. Hacker (2019a: 397).

Hacker H. H. 2019a. Biogeograpy; Boletobiinae (Erebidae). Moths of Africa. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera (Lepidoptera) of Africa. Volume 1.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Metachrostis perplexa (Saalmüller, 1891) Holotype ♀ SNMF Holotype ♀, SNMF Madagascar Madagascar, Nossi Be, 11.xii.1888, leg. A. Stumpff.
Metachrostis perplexa (Saalmüller, 1891) Paratype ♀ SNMF Paratype 1♀, SNMF. Madagascar Madagascar, Nossi Be, 11.xii.1888, leg. A. Stumpff.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Metachrostis perplexa (Saalmüller, 1891) Kenya Lehmann I. & Kioko E. 2005. Lepidoptera diversity, floristic composition and structure of three Kaya forests on the south coast of Kenya. page 138
Metachrostis perplexa (Saalmüller, 1891) Madagascar Berio E. 1954g. Etude de quelques Noctuidae Erastriinae de Madagascar (Lepid. Noctuidae). page 143
Metachrostis perplexa (Saalmüller, 1891) Madagascar Nosy Bé Saalmüller M. & von Heyden L. 1891. Lepidopteren von Madagascar. Zweite Abtheilung. Heterocera: Noctuae, Geometrae, Microlepidoptera. page 283
Metachrostis perplexa (Saalmüller, 1891) Mauritius Bippus M. 2016a. Notes on Lepidoptera from the Seychelles. page 62
Metachrostis perplexa (Saalmüller, 1891) Réunion Bippus M. 2016a. Notes on Lepidoptera from the Seychelles. page 57
Metachrostis perplexa (Saalmüller, 1891) Seychelles Praslin Legrand H. 1966. Lépidoptères des îles Seychelles et d'Aldabra. page 137
Metachrostis perplexa (Saalmüller, 1891) Seychelles Mahé Legrand H. 1966. Lépidoptères des îles Seychelles et d'Aldabra. page 137
Metachrostis perplexa (Saalmüller, 1891) South Africa Hampson G. F. 1910e. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). X. Noctuidae. page 456
Metachrostis perplexa (Saalmüller, 1891) Yemen Socotra Hampson G. F. 1910e. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). X. Noctuidae. page 456
Metachrostis perplexa (Saalmüller, 1891) Zambia Hampson G. F. 1910c. Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent territories: Lepidoptera Phalaenae. page 406
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Metachrostis perplexa (Saalmüller, 1891) Asystasia gangetica Acanthaceae Réunion Bippus M. 2016a. Notes on Lepidoptera from the Seychelles. page 57
Metachrostis perplexa (Saalmüller, 1891) Asystasia gangetica Acanthaceae Mauritius Bippus M. 2016a. Notes on Lepidoptera from the Seychelles. page 62
Metachrostis perplexa (Saalmüller, 1891) Asystasia sp. Acanthaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 188
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination