Spilosoma metaleuca (Hampson, 1905)

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Permalink:	SPILMETA
Higher taxa:	Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Arctiini (tribe)/  Spilosomina (subtribe)/  Spilosoma (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Hampson, 1905)
Citation:	Diacrisia metaleuca, sp. n.
Original genus:	Diacrisia
Publication:	Hampson G. F. 1905c. Descriptions of new genera and species of Syntomidae, Arctiadae, Agaristidae, and Noctuidae.
Journal:	Annals and Magazine of Natural History
Volume:	(7) 15
Issue:	89
Pagination:	447
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19243997

Spilosoma metaleuca (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Spilosoma metaleuca (Hampson, 1905)	Holotype	♂	NHMUK	Holotype ♂, NHMUK.	Nigeria	[Nigeria S], W Africa, Niger River, Anambra.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Spilosoma metaleuca (Hampson, 1905)	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Kinshasa	Debauche H. R. 1938b. Amatidae et Lithosiidae nouveaux ou peu connus. page 15
Spilosoma metaleuca (Hampson, 1905)	Eritrea		Berio E. 1939a. Contributi alla conoscenza dei lepidotteri eteroceri dell'Eritrea I. Lista delle specie con descrizioni delle nuove entità raccolte negli anni 1934 al 1937 dal sig. Francesco Vaccaro. page 49
Spilosoma metaleuca (Hampson, 1905)	Nigeria		Hampson G. F. 1905c. Descriptions of new genera and species of Syntomidae, Arctiadae, Agaristidae, and Noctuidae. page 447
Spilosoma metaleuca (Hampson, 1905)	Sudan		Aurivillius C. 1925a. Zoological results of the Swedish Expedition to Central Africa 1921. Insecta. 12. Lepidoptera. 1. page 11

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Spilosoma metaleuca (1)

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