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Metarctia rubricosta Talbot, 1929

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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 rubribasa
Authorship:Talbot, 1929
Citation:Metarctia rubripuncta Hps., f. rubricosta
Original genus:Metarctia
Publication:Talbot G. 1929a. New moths from the islands of St. Thomas and Principe.
Journal:Bulletin of the Hill Museum
Volume:3
Issue:1
Pagination:125
URL:https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.28172/page/n197/mode/1up
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Metarctia rubricosta (1)
Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonym of Metarctia rubribasa Bethune-Baker, 1911; synonymized by Ł. Przybyłowicz (2009: 24).

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 rubricosta Talbot, 1929 Holotype ♀ NHMUK Holotype ♀, NHMUK. Angola Angola S Central, Portuguese W Africa, Upper Cubango-Cunene Watershed, Cunene, 5500 ft, x.1928, leg. T. A. Barns.
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