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Metapioplasta pyralina (Walker, 1858)

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Higher taxa: Noctuidae (family)/  Acontiinae (subfamily)/  Acontiini (tribe)/  Metapioplasta (genus)/ 
Status:Synonym, the accepted name is Metapioplasta insocia
Authorship:(Walker, 1858)
Citation:Acontia pyralina
Original genus:Acontia
Publication:Walker F. 1858a. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XII.– Noctuidae.
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Volume:12 (1857)
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Pagination:789–790
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39340264
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Metapioplasta pyralina (1)
Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonym of Acontia insocia Walker, 1857; synonymized by A. G. Butler (1892a: 63).

Butler A. G. 1892a. Notes on the synonymy of Noctuid moths.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Metapioplasta pyralina (Walker, 1858) Holotype ♀ NHMUK Holotype ♀, worn, NHMUK (see Butler 1892a: 63). Sierra Leone Sierra Leone, 38-11-8, 538, leg. D. F. Morgan. Butler A. G. 1892a. Notes on the synonymy of Noctuid moths. page 789–790
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