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Metapioplasta microptera (Mabille, 1879)

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Higher taxa: Noctuidae (family)/  Acontiinae (subfamily)/  Acontiini (tribe)/  Metapioplasta (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Mabille, 1879)
Citation:A.[contia] microptera P. Mab.
Original genus:Acontia
Publication:Mabille P. 1880a. Recensement des Lépidoptères Hétérocères observés jusqu'à ce jour à Madagascar.
Journal:Annales de la Société entomologique de France
Volume:(5) 9 (1879)
Issue:
Pagination:321–322
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8250595
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Metapioplasta microptera (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Metapioplasta microptera (Mabille, 1879) Lectotype ♀ MNHN Lectotype ♀, designated by P. Viette 1954c: 384, MNHN, (see P. Viette & D. S. Fletcher 1968: 409). Madagascar Madagascar, Nossi Be. Viette P. 1954c. Les types des Lépidoptères Hétérocères malgaches de Mabille se trouvant au Muséum National, Paris. page 321–322
Distribution note:

Oriental: India. The record of Tanzania (Berio 1956d: 84) refers to another species. The record of Seychelles (Legrand (1966: 138) refers to Metapioplasta rachiastis (Hampson: 1908).

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Metapioplasta costosa (Mabille, 1900) (Mabille, 1900) species Synonym Tarache costosa
Metapioplasta decoripennis (Mabille, 1900) (Mabille, 1900) species Synonym Tarache decoripennis
Metapioplasta naevulosa (Saalmüller, 1891) (Saalmüller, 1891) species Synonym Acontia naevulosa