Metarctia flavicincta

Metarctia flavicincta is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1900 and is found in Angola, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.[1]

Metarctia flavicincta
Scientific classification
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Arctiinae
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M. flavicincta
Binomial name
Metarctia flavicincta
Synonyms
  • Metarctia contrasta Bethune-Baker, 1911
  • Metarctia (Notharctia) dracuncula Kiriakoff, 1957
  • Metarctia jacksoni Kiriakoff, 1956
  • Metarctia moira Kiriakoff, 1957
  • Metarctia subpumila Kiriakoff, 1957

References

  1. De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Metarctia flavicincta Aurivillius, 1900". Afromoths. Retrieved November 15, 2017.


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