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Metarctia maculifera (Wallengren, 1860)

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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 rufescens
Authorship:(Wallengren, 1860)
Citation:Hexaneura maculifera n. sp.
Original genus:Hexaneura
Publication:Wallengren H. D. J. 1860. Lepidopterologische Mittheilungen.
Journal:Wiener entomologische Monatschrift
Volume:4
Issue:2
Pagination:164
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31290470
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Metarctia maculifera (1)
Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonym of Metarctia rufescens Walker, 1855; synonymized by G. F. Hampson (1898a: 148).

Hampson G. F. 1898a. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum. Syntomidae.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Metarctia maculifera (Wallengren, 1860) Holotype ♂ SNHM Holotype ♂, SNHM. South Africa South Africa, Caffraria, leg. J. A. Wahlberg.
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination