Metachanda fortunata Meyrick, 1911

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Permalink:	METAFORT
Higher taxa:	Oecophoridae (family)/  Oecophorinae (subfamily)/  Metachanda (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Meyrick, 1911
Citation:	Metachanda fortunata, n. sp.
Original genus:	Metachanda
Publication:	Meyrick E. 1911e. Tortricina and Tineina. Results of the Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905.
Journal:	Transactions of the Linnean Society of London
Volume:	(2) 14
Issue:	3
Pagination:	279
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16422394

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Metachanda fortunata Meyrick, 1911	Syntype	♂	NHMUK	13 Syntypes ♂, ♀, NHMUK.	Seychelles	[Seychelles], Mahé, Cascade Estate, 1000 ft; Silhouette, forest above Mare aux Cochons, 1000 ft.; Félicité, ix, xii, ii.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Metachanda fortunata Meyrick, 1911	Seychelles	Mahé	Meyrick E. 1911e. Tortricina and Tineina. Results of the Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905. page 279
Metachanda fortunata Meyrick, 1911	Seychelles	Silhouette	Meyrick E. 1911e. Tortricina and Tineina. Results of the Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905. page 279
Metachanda fortunata Meyrick, 1911	Seychelles	Curieuse	Gerlach J. & Matyot P. 2006. Lepidoptera of the Seychelles islands. page 35
Metachanda fortunata Meyrick, 1911	Seychelles	Félicité	Meyrick E. 1911e. Tortricina and Tineina. Results of the Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905. page 279

Plant note:

Probably detritivorous (see J. Gerlach & P. Matyot 2006: 35).

Gerlach J. & Matyot P. 2006. Lepidoptera of the Seychelles islands.

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