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Metarctia tricolor Rougeot, 1977

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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 phaeoptera
Authorship:Rougeot, 1977
Citation:Metarctia tricolor n. sp.
Original genus:Metarctia
Publication:Rougeot P.-C. 1977a. Lepidoptera. – In: Missions entomologiques en Ethiopie 1973–1975. Fascicule 1.
Journal:Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle
Volume:(A)105
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Pagination:82, fig. 9-7, 8; pl. 2, fig. 13
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57869588
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Metarctia tricolor (1)
Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonym of Metarctia phaeoptera Hampson, 1909; synonymized by Ł. Przybyłowicz (2009: 22).

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 tricolor Rougeot, 1977 Holotype ♂ MNHN Holotype ♂, genitalia slide P.-C. Rougeot 658♂ MNHN Ethiopia Ethiopia, Baro River, 14.v.1926, leg. H. Ungemach.
Metarctia tricolor Rougeot, 1977 Paratype ♂ MNHN Paratypes 2♂, MNHN. Ethiopia Ethiopia, Baro River, 14.v.1926, leg. H. Ungemach.
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination