Metachrostis rubripuncta Hampson, 1902

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Higher taxa:	Erebidae (family)/  Boletobiinae (subfamily)/  Eublemmini (tribe)/  Metachrostis (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Hampson, 1902
Citation:	Metachrostis rubripuncta, n. sp.
Original genus:	Metachrostis
Publication:	Hampson G. F. 1902a. The moths of South Africa (Part II).
Journal:	Annals of the South African Museum
Volume:	2
Issue:	10
Pagination:	415–416
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30027123

Metachrostis rubripuncta (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Metachrostis rubripuncta Hampson, 1902	Holotype	♂	NHMUK	Holotype ♂, NHMUK.	South Africa	[South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal], Natal, Durban, e.l. xii.1901, leg. G. F. Leigh.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Metachrostis rubripuncta Hampson, 1902	Botswana		page C. Sydes
Metachrostis rubripuncta Hampson, 1902	Burkina Faso		Hacker H. H. 2016a. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Macroheterocera and Cossoidea Leach, [1815], Zygaenoidea Latreille, 1809, Thyridoidea Herrich-Schäffer, 1846 and Hyblaeoidea Hampson, 1903 of the Arabian Peninsula, with a survey of their distribution (Lepid.). page 252
Metachrostis rubripuncta Hampson, 1902	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Katanga	Hacker H. H. 2016a. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Macroheterocera and Cossoidea Leach, [1815], Zygaenoidea Latreille, 1809, Thyridoidea Herrich-Schäffer, 1846 and Hyblaeoidea Hampson, 1903 of the Arabian Peninsula, with a survey of their distribution (Lepid.). page 252
Metachrostis rubripuncta Hampson, 1902	Eswatini		Hacker H. H. 2019a. Biogeograpy; Boletobiinae (Erebidae). Moths of Africa. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera (Lepidoptera) of Africa. Volume 1. page 397
Metachrostis rubripuncta Hampson, 1902	Ethiopia		Hacker H. H. 2019a. Biogeograpy; Boletobiinae (Erebidae). Moths of Africa. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera (Lepidoptera) of Africa. Volume 1. page 397
Metachrostis rubripuncta Hampson, 1902	Ghana		Hacker H. H. 2019a. Biogeograpy; Boletobiinae (Erebidae). Moths of Africa. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera (Lepidoptera) of Africa. Volume 1. page 397
Metachrostis rubripuncta Hampson, 1902	Kenya		Hacker H. H. 2019a. Biogeograpy; Boletobiinae (Erebidae). Moths of Africa. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera (Lepidoptera) of Africa. Volume 1. page 397
Metachrostis rubripuncta Hampson, 1902	Madagascar		Hacker H. H. 2019a. Biogeograpy; Boletobiinae (Erebidae). Moths of Africa. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera (Lepidoptera) of Africa. Volume 1. page 397
Metachrostis rubripuncta Hampson, 1902	Malawi		Hampson G. F. 1902a. The moths of South Africa (Part II). page 416
Metachrostis rubripuncta Hampson, 1902	Namibia		Hacker H. H. 2016a. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Macroheterocera and Cossoidea Leach, [1815], Zygaenoidea Latreille, 1809, Thyridoidea Herrich-Schäffer, 1846 and Hyblaeoidea Hampson, 1903 of the Arabian Peninsula, with a survey of their distribution (Lepid.). page 252
Metachrostis rubripuncta Hampson, 1902	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Hampson G. F. 1902a. The moths of South Africa (Part II). page 416
Metachrostis rubripuncta Hampson, 1902	South Africa	Eastern Cape	Hacker H. H. 2019a. Biogeograpy; Boletobiinae (Erebidae). Moths of Africa. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera (Lepidoptera) of Africa. Volume 1. page 397
Metachrostis rubripuncta Hampson, 1902	South Africa	Gauteng	Hacker H. H. 2019a. Biogeograpy; Boletobiinae (Erebidae). Moths of Africa. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera (Lepidoptera) of Africa. Volume 1. page 397
Metachrostis rubripuncta Hampson, 1902	Sudan		Wiltshire E. P. 1977a. Middle East Lepidoptera XXXIV. More new species of Noctuidae (Lep.) from Africa and Arabia, with further records of Lepidoptera from the Sudan. page 132
Metachrostis rubripuncta Hampson, 1902	Tanzania		Hampson G. F. 1910e. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). X. Noctuidae. page 107
Metachrostis rubripuncta Hampson, 1902	Uganda		Kiriakoff S. G. 1961b. Die Thyretidae (Lepidoptera: Notodontoidea) der Zoologischen Staatssammlung München. II. Beitrag. page 99
Metachrostis rubripuncta Hampson, 1902	Yemen		Hacker H. H. 2016a. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Macroheterocera and Cossoidea Leach, [1815], Zygaenoidea Latreille, 1809, Thyridoidea Herrich-Schäffer, 1846 and Hyblaeoidea Hampson, 1903 of the Arabian Peninsula, with a survey of their distribution (Lepid.). page 252

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Metachrostis rubripuncta Hampson, 1902	Dipcadi viride	Liliaceae	South Africa	Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 78 (as D. umbonatum)

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Metachrostis rubripuncta (1)

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