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Metarctia kenyae Kiriakoff, 1957

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Syntomini (tribe)/  Thyretina (subtribe)/  Metarctia (genus)/  Metarhodia (subgenus)/ 
Status:Synonym, the accepted name is Metarctia hypomela
Authorship:Kiriakoff, 1957
Citation:Metarctia (Metarhodia) kenyae spec. nov.
Original genus:Metarctia
Publication:Kiriakoff S. G. 1957a. New Thyretidae (Lepidoptera Notodontoidea).
Journal:Tijdschrift voor Entomologie
Volume:100
Issue:1
Pagination:97–98; pl. 5, fig. 34
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30310148
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Metarctia kenyae (1)
Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonym of Metarctia hypomela Kiriakoff, 1956; synonymized by Ł. Przybyłowicz & L. Kühne (2008: 151).

Przybyłowicz Ł. & Kühne L. 2008. Syntominae. – In: Kühne, L. (Ed.) Butterflies and moth diversity of the Kakamega forest (Kenya).
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Metarctia kenyae Kiriakoff, 1957 Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, NHMUK. Kenya Kenya, Nakuru, 03.x.1942, leg. A. L. H. Townsend.
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination