Metalectra Explained

Metalectra is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1823.

Taxonomy

The genus has previously been classified in the subfamily Catocalinae within the families Erebidae and Noctuidae.^{[1] [2]}

Species

• Metalectra albilinea Richards, 1941
• Metalectra bigallis J.B. Smith, 1908
• Metalectra cinctus J.B. Smith, 1905 (sometimes spelled Metalectra cincta)
• Metalectra diabolica Barnes & Benjamin, 1924  - diabolical fungus moth
• Metalectra discalis Grote, 1876  - common fungus moth
• Metalectra edilis J.B. Smith, 1906
• Metalectra geminicincta Schaus, 1916
• Metalectra miserulata Grote, 1882
• Metalectra quadrisignata Walker, 1858  - four-spotted fungus moth
• Metalectra richardsi Brower, 1941  - Richards' fungus moth
• Metalectra tantillus Grote, 1875  - black fungus moth

References

• Web site: Savela . Markku . Metalectra Hübner, 1823 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . January 18, 2018.
• Pitkin . Brian . Jenkins . Paul . amp . Search results Family: Noctuidae . Butterflies and Moths of the World . 2023 . Natural History Museum, London. 10.5519/s93616qw .

Notes and References

1. Zahiri. Reza. Molecular phylogenetics of Erebidae (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea). Systematic Entomology. 2011. 10.1111/j.1365-3113.2011.00607.x. etal. 37. 102–124. free.
2. Lafontaine. Donald. Schmidt. Christian. Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico. ZooKeys. 19 Mar 2010. 40 . 26. 10.3897/zookeys.40.414. L&S2010. free. 2010ZooK...40....1L .