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Metalectra

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

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderLepidoptera
  5. FamilyErebidae

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
121
With media
7
Family
Noctuidae
Collections
DMNS, MHNCA, GMNH, MSU
Recorded in
Mexico, United States

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Encyclopedic overview

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  • Species
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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.

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