Metaprionota is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae erected by George Hampson in 1926. Its only species, Metaprionota sculpta, was first described by Felder in 1874. It is found in French Guiana.[1]
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| Genus: | Metaprionota Hampson, 1926
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| Species: | M. sculpta
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| Metaprionota sculpta Felder, 1874
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Butterflies and Moths of the World gives this name as a synonym of Lepidodes Guenée, 1852.[2]
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Metaprionota". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Metaprionota Hampson, 1926". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
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