Metaemene

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Metaemene
Metaemene hampsoni
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Boletobiinae
Genus: Metaemene
Hampson, 1910

Metaemene is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by George Hampson in 1910.[1][2][3]

Taxonomy[edit]

The genus has previously been classified in the subfamily Acontiinae of the family Noctuidae.[4]

Species[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Savela, Markku (July 5, 2019). "Metaemene Hampson, 1910". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Metaemene​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  3. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Metaemene Hampson, 1910". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  4. ^ Zahiri, Reza; et al. (2011). "Molecular phylogenetics of Erebidae (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea)". Systematic Entomology. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.2011.00607.x.

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