Metarctia metaleuca Hampson, 1914

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Higher taxa:	Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Syntomini (tribe)/  Thyretina (subtribe)/  Metarctia (genus)/  Metarctia (subgenus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Hampson, 1914
Citation:	Metarctia metaleuca, n. sp.
Original genus:	Metarctia
Publication:	Hampson G. F. 1914a. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Supplement Volume 1. Catalogue of the Amatidae and Arctiadae (Nolinae and Lithosianae) in the collection of the British Museum.
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Pagination:	69; pl. 4, fig. 6
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25161562

Metarctia metaleuca (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Metarctia metaleuca Hampson, 1914	Holotype	♂	NHMUK	Holotype ♂, NHMUK.	Liberia	Liberia, Nanna Kru, 31.xii.1910, leg. W. P. Lowe.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Metarctia metaleuca Hampson, 1914	Cameroon		Kiriakoff S. G. 1957a. New Thyretidae (Lepidoptera Notodontoidea). page 104 (as pamela)
Metarctia metaleuca Hampson, 1914	Kenya		Kiriakoff S. G. 1958b. Ruwenzori Expedition 1952. – Thyretidae and Notodontidae. page 43
Metarctia metaleuca Hampson, 1914	Liberia		Hampson G. F. 1914a. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Supplement Volume 1. Catalogue of the Amatidae and Arctiadae (Nolinae and Lithosianae) in the collection of the British Museum. page 69
Metarctia metaleuca Hampson, 1914	South Sudan		Kiriakoff S. G. 1973c. Notodontoidea (Lepidoptera) aus der Staatssammlung München. page 91
Metarctia metaleuca Hampson, 1914	Uganda		Sevastopulo D. G. 1957c. Notes on the Heterocera of Kampala and neighbourhood (IV). page 133

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Metarctia metaleuca (1)

Metarctia metaleuca (2)

Metarctia pamela (1)

Metarctia pamela (2)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Metarctia pamela Kiriakoff, 1957	Kiriakoff, 1957	species	Synonym	Metarctia pamela