Metallata

Metallata is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Heinrich Benno Möschler in 1890.[1][2]

Metallata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Eulepidotinae
Genus: Metallata
Möschler, 1890
Synonyms
  • Saserna Druce, 1891
  • Euthermesia Butler, 1896

Species
  • Metallata absumens (Walker, 1862) – variable metallata moth – eastern US to Brazil, Antilles, Venezuela, Galápagos Islands
  • Metallata antias (Druce, 1891) Panama
  • Metallata anyte (Druce, 1891) Panama
  • Metallata arbuscula (Druce, 1891) Panama
  • Metallata blandita (Schaus, 1912) Costa Rica
  • Metallata distincta (Schaus, 1901) Brazil (Paraná)
  • Metallata glycera (Schaus, 1914) French Guiana
  • Metallata grynia (Dognin, 1912) Colombia, Bolivia
  • Metallata irrorata (Schaus, 1921) Costa Rica
  • Metallata moniliaris (Guenée, 1852)

References
  1. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Metallata Möschler, 1890". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  2. Savela, Markku, ed. (June 7, 2019). "Metallata Möschler, 1890". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 26, 2020.


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