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Metarctia bipuncta Joicey & Talbot, 1924

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Status:Synonym, the accepted name is Metarctia pulverea
Authorship:Joicey & Talbot, 1924
Citation:Metarctia bipuncta sp. nov.
Original genus:Metarctia
Publication:Joicey J. J. & Talbot G. 1924. New forms of African Lepidoptera.
Journal:Bulletin of the Hill Museum
Volume:1
Issue:3
Pagination:549
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32286495
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Metarctia bipuncta (1)
Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonym of Metarctia pulverea Hampson, 1907; synonymized by S. G. Kiriakoff (1956a: 41).

Kiriakoff S. G. 1956a. Lépidoptères Hétérocères africains nouveaux du Musée Royal du Congo Belge.
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Metarctia bipuncta Joicey & Talbot, 1924 Syntype ♂ NHMUK Syntypes 3♂, NHMUK. Rwanda [Rwanda], Lake Kivu, Rugege Forest [Nyungwe Forest], 8000 ft, xii.1921, leg. T. A. Barns.
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