Metarctia upembae is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Sergius G. Kiriakoff in 1949. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania.[1]
| Metarctia upembae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Metarctia |
| Species: | M. upembae
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| Binomial name | |
| Metarctia upembae Kiriakoff, 1949
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References
edit- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Metarctia upembae Kiriakoff, 1949". Afromoths. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.