Metarctia forsteri Kiriakoff, 1955

• Overview
• Types
• DNA
• Distribution
• Plants
• Parasites
• Photos
• Children
• Synonyms

Permalink:	METAFORS
Higher taxa:	Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Syntomini (tribe)/  Thyretina (subtribe)/  Metarctia (genus)/  Metarctia (subgenus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Kiriakoff, 1955
Citation:	Metarctia (Notharctia) forsteri sp. nov.
Original genus:	Metarctia
Publication:	Kiriakoff S. G. 1955f. Die Thyretidae (Lepidoptera: Notodontoidea) aus der Zoologischen Staatssammlung München.
Journal:	Mitteilungen der Münchner Entomologischen Gesellschaft
Volume:	44–45
Issue:
Pagination:	259–260, fig. 4; pl. 4, fig. 1
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29016629

Metarctia forsteri (1)

---

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Metarctia forsteri Kiriakoff, 1955	Holotype	♂	ZSM	Holotype ♂, ZSM.	Cameroon	Cameroon, leg. A. Heyne.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Metarctia forsteri Kiriakoff, 1955	Cameroon		Kiriakoff S. G. 1955f. Die Thyretidae (Lepidoptera: Notodontoidea) aus der Zoologischen Staatssammlung München. page 260
Metarctia forsteri Kiriakoff, 1955	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the		Kiriakoff S. G. 1961a. Thyretidae nouveaux (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae). page 10
Metarctia forsteri Kiriakoff, 1955	Rwanda		Kiriakoff S. G. 1961a. Thyretidae nouveaux (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae). page 9

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

Metarctia forsteri (1)

Metarctia forsteri (2)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination