Metachanda autocentra

Metachanda autocentra is a moth species in the oecophorine tribe Metachandini. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1911.[1]

Metachanda autocentra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Genus: Metachanda
Species:
M. autocentra
Binomial name
Metachanda autocentra
Meyrick, 1911

Its type locality is Silhouette Island, Seychelles.[2] It is also known from Félicité, another island of Seychelles.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Metachanda autocentra". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Metachanda". ftp.funet.fi. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  3. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Metachanda autocentra Meyrick, 1911". Afromoths. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
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