Pericyma metaleuca

Pericyma metaleuca is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Africa and the Near East and is known from Ethiopia, Kenya, Mauritania, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Tanzania and Yemen.[1]

Pericyma metaleuca
Pericyma metaleuca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Hexapoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Subfamily:
Catocalinae
Genus:
Pericyma
Species:
P. metaleuca
Binomial name
Pericyma metaleuca
Hampson, 1913

It has a wingspan of approx. 24mm.[2]

Subspecies
  • Pericyma metaleuca metaleuca Hampson, 1913
  • Pericyma metaleuca obscura Wiltshire, 1980 (Oman)
  • Pericyma metaleuca mauritanica Hacker & Hausmann, 2010 (Mauritania)

References
  1. afromoths.net
  2. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32577928#page/326/mode/1up biodiversitylibrary.org: Hampson, 1913d. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). XIII. Noctuidae. - — 13:i–xiv, p.308, Plate CCXXXII. fig.11


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.