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Metarctia fletcheri Kiriakoff, 1958

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Syntomini (tribe)/  Thyretina (subtribe)/  Metarctia (genus)/  Metarctia (subgenus)/ 
Status:Synonym, the accepted name is Metarctia lugubris
Authorship:Kiriakoff, 1958
Citation:Metarctia (Notharctia) fletcheri sp. n.
Original genus:Metarctia
Publication:Kiriakoff S. G. 1958b. Ruwenzori Expedition 1952. – Thyretidae and Notodontidae.
Journal:Ruwenzori Expedition 1952
Volume:1
Issue:3
Pagination:44–45, figs 3, 8
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43651644
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Metarctia fletcheri (1)
Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonym of Metarctia lugubris Gaede, 1926; synonymized by Ł. Przybyłowicz (2009: 21).

Przybyłowicz Ł. 2009. Thyretini of Africa. An illustrated catalogue of the Thyretini (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae: Syntominae) of the Afrotropical Region.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Metarctia fletcheri Kiriakoff, 1958 Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, NHMUK Uganda [Uganda], Ruwenzori, Nyamaleju, 10,530 ft, 14–19.vii.1952, leg. D. S. Fletcher.
Metarctia fletcheri Kiriakoff, 1958 Paratype ♂ NHMUK Paratypes 19♂, NHMUK. Uganda [Uganda], Ruwenzori, Nyamaleju, 10,530 ft, 14–19.vii.1952, leg. D. S. Fletcher.
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination