Metalectra richardsi, or Richards' fungus moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae.[1][2] The species was described by Auburn Edmond Brower in 1941.[3] It is found in North America.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Metalectra |
| Species: | M. richardsi
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| Metalectra richardsi Brower, 1941
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The MONA or Hodges number for Metalectra richardsi is 8505.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ "Metalectra richardsi Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Metalectra richardsi Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "Metalectra richardsi Species Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
- ^ "Metalectra richardsi, Richards' Fungus Moth - Hodges#8505". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
Further reading
edit- Lafontaine, J. Donald, & Schmidt, B. Christian (2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys. vol. 40, 1-239.
- Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
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