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Metamya bricenoi

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Metamya bricenoi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Metamya
Species:
M. bricenoi
Binomial name
Metamya bricenoi
(Rothschild, 1911)
Synonyms
  • Ichoria bricenoi Rothschild, 1911

Metamya bricenoi is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Rothschild in 1911. It is found in Venezuela.

The wingspan is about 30 mm. The forewings are hyaline with black-brown veins and margins. The basal area is black-brown with a subbasal crimson point below the costa. There is a large black-brown discoidal patch conjoined to the costal area. The terminal band expands widely on the apical area and slightly below vein two. The hindwings are hyaline with black-brown veins and margins. The terminal band expands towards the apex and into a patch at the tornus.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.