| Metexilisia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Tribe: | Lithosiini |
| Genus: | Metexilisia Toulgoët, 1958 |
| Species: | M. citrago |
| Binomial name | |
| Metexilisia citrago Toulgoët, 1958 | |
Metexilisia is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae. Its single species, Metexilisia citrago, is found in Madagascar. Both the genus and species were first described by Hervé de Toulgoët in 1958.[1][2][3]
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Metexilisia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
- ↑ "Oldstyle id: 3e29d9bf22a2835b9cf056894b891b4f". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands.
- ↑ Savela, Markku (June 21, 2015). "Metexilisia Toulgoët, 1958". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
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