Metexilisia

Metexilisia is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae. Its single species, Metexilisia citrago, is found in Madagascar. Both the genus and species were first described by Hervé de Toulgoët in 1958.[1][2][3]

Metexilisia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Tribe: Lithosiini
Genus: Metexilisia
Toulgoët, 1958
Species:
M. citrago
Binomial name
Metexilisia citrago
Toulgoët, 1958

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Metexilisia​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  2. "Oldstyle id: 3e29d9bf22a2835b9cf056894b891b4f". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands.
  3. Savela, Markku (June 21, 2015). "Metexilisia Toulgoët, 1958". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 29, 2019.


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