Metallata absumens explained

Metallata absumens, the variable metallata moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in North America.

The MONA or Hodges number for Metallata absumens is 8573.

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Metallata absumens:

• Metallata absumens absumens
• Metallata absumens contiguata Hayes, 1975

Further reading

• Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico. 2010. Lafontaine . J. Donald. Schmidt . B. Christian. ZooKeys. 40. 127–47. 10.3897/zookeys.40.414. free.
• Additions and corrections to the checklist of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico, III. 2015. Lafontaine . J. Donald. Schmidt . B. Christian. ZooKeys. 527. 227–236. 10.3897/zookeys.527.6151. 4668890. 26692790. free.
• Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. 2016. Pohl . Greg. Patterson . Bob. Pelham . Jonathan. 10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287. free.