Metarctia flaviciliata Hampson, 1907

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Permalink:	METAFLCI
Higher taxa:	Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Syntomini (tribe)/  Thyretina (subtribe)/  Metarctia (genus)/  Metarctia (subgenus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Hampson, 1907
Citation:	Metarctia flaviciliata, sp. n.
Original genus:	Metarctia
Publication:	Hampson G. F. 1907c. Descriptions of new genera and species of Syntomidae, Arctiadae, Agaristidae, and Noctuidae.
Journal:	Annals and Magazine of Natural History
Volume:	(7) 19
Issue:	111
Pagination:	225
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24254685

Metarctia flaviciliata (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Metarctia flaviciliata Hampson, 1907	Lectotype	♂	NHMUK	Lectotype ♂, designated by Ł. Przybyłowicz (2009: 20, 67), NHMUK	Uganda	Uganda, Ruwenzori Range, Beni Semliki, 25.vii.1906, leg. G. Legge & A. F. N. Wollaston.	Przybyłowicz Ł. 2009. Thyretini of Africa. An illustrated catalogue of the Thyretini (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae: Syntominae) of the Afrotropical Region. page 225
Metarctia flaviciliata Hampson, 1907	Lectotype	♀	NHMUK	Paralectotype 1♀, NHMUK.	Uganda	Uganda, Ruwenzori Range, Beni Semliki, 25.vii.1906, leg. G. Legge & A. F. N. Wollaston.	Przybyłowicz Ł. 2009. Thyretini of Africa. An illustrated catalogue of the Thyretini (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae: Syntominae) of the Afrotropical Region. page 225

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Metarctia flaviciliata Hampson, 1907	Burundi		Fontaine M. 1992. Description des premiers états de quelques espèces de Lépidoptères Hétérocères africains. page 114
Metarctia flaviciliata Hampson, 1907	Cameroon		Kiriakoff S. G. 1955f. Die Thyretidae (Lepidoptera: Notodontoidea) aus der Zoologischen Staatssammlung München. page 260
Metarctia flaviciliata Hampson, 1907	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	North Kivu	Aurivillius C. 1925a. Zoological results of the Swedish Expedition to Central Africa 1921. Insecta. 12. Lepidoptera. 1. page 10
Metarctia flaviciliata Hampson, 1907	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Orientale	Kiriakoff S. G. 1953a. Les Thyretidae du Musée Royal du Congo Belge (Lepidoptera Notodontoidea). page 44
Metarctia flaviciliata Hampson, 1907	Kenya		Aurivillius C. 1921b. Sammlungen der schwedischen Elgon-Expedition im Jahre 1920. 1. Lepidopteren. page 22
Metarctia flaviciliata Hampson, 1907	Uganda		Hampson G. F. 1907c. Descriptions of new genera and species of Syntomidae, Arctiadae, Agaristidae, and Noctuidae. page 225

Plant note:

Bred in captivity on Pelargonium sp. (see M. Fontaine 1992: 114).

Fontaine M. 1992. Description des premiers états de quelques espèces de Lépidoptères Hétérocères africains.

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Metarctia flaviciliata Hampson, 1907	Cenchrus purpureus	Poaceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 176 (as Pennisetum)
Metarctia flaviciliata Hampson, 1907	Cineraria sp.	Asteraceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 176
Metarctia flaviciliata Hampson, 1907	Commelina sp.	Commelinaceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 176

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Metarctia flaviciliata (1)

Metarctia flaviciliata (2)

Metarctia flaviciliata (3)

Metarctia flaviciliata (4)

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