Metacrias Explained

Metacrias is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. All species are endemic to New Zealand.^{[1] [2]}

Taxonomy

Metacrias was first described by Edward Meyrick in a paper in the journal Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales published in 1887.^{[3] [4]} It has been postulated that this genus may be cogeneric with Phaos, an Australian genus.^[5]

Species

• Metacrias erichrysa Meyrick, 1886
• Metacrias huttoni Butler, 1879
• Metacrias strategica (Hudson, 1889)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Metacrias Meyrick, 1886. www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. 2017-12-15.
2. Gibbs. G. W.. 1962. The New Zealand genus Metacrias Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) systematics and distribution . Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand . Zoology . 2. 19. 153–167. Papers Past New Zealand.
3. Web site: METACRIAS - Butterflies and Moths of the World. www.nhm.ac.uk. Natural History Museum, London. 2017-12-15.
4. Meyrick. Edward. 1887. Revision of Australian Lepidoptera. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. en. 11. 687–802 . Biodiversity Heritage Library.
5. Hoare. R. J. B.. 22 June 2017. Noctuinae (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) part 1: Austramathes, Cosmodes, Proteuxoa, Physetica . Fauna of New Zealand. 73. 11. 10.7931/J2/FNZ.73. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd.