Gymnelia metallicum is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Rothschild in 1911. It is found in Colombia and Brazil (Amazonas).[1][2]

Gymnelia metallica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Gymnelia
Species:
G. metallicum
Binomial name
Gymnelia metallicum
(Rothschild, 1911)

Note: The species name metallica may be technically correct spelling if interpret the current genus Gymnelia as feminine, however any usage derives from the original Cosmosoma metallicum Rothschild, 1911; Novit. Zool. 18 (1): 33.

References

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  1. ^ Rothschild, Walter (1911). "New Syntomidae in the Tring Museum". Novitates Zoologicae. 18: 24–45.
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Gymnelia metallica​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 5, 2018.