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Metachrostis postrufa (Hampson, 1914)

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Boletobiinae (subfamily)/  Eublemmini (tribe)/  Metachrostis (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Hampson, 1914)
Citation:Eublemma postruifa, sp. n.
Original genus:Eublemma
Publication:Hampson G. F. 1914b. Descriptions of new genera and species of Noctuidae.
Journal:Annals and Magazine of Natural History
Volume:(8) 13
Issue:73
Pagination:168–169
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15818397
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Metachrostis postrufa (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Metachrostis by H. Hacker (2019a: 396).

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 postrufa (Hampson, 1914) Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, NHMUK. Kenya [Kenya], Br. E. Africa, Nairobi, 26.iv.1911, leg. T. J. Anderson.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Metachrostis postrufa (Hampson, 1914) Asparagus sp. Liliaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 187
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
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Metachrostis debivar (Berio, 1947) (Berio, 1947) species Synonym Eublemma debivar