''Metachanda cafrerella'' is a
moth species in the
oecophorine tribe
Metachandini
''Metachanda'' is the sole genus in tribe Metachandini of moth subfamily Oecophorinae. Metachandini was originally described as family Metachandidae by Edward Meyrick in 1911, and at the time also contained the genus '' Chanystis'', which is cur ...
. It was described by
Pierre Viette in 1957.
Its
type locality is on
Réunion
Réunion (; french: La Réunion, ; previously ''Île Bourbon''; rcf, label= Reunionese Creole, La Rényon) is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas department and region of France. It is located approximately east of the island ...
.
References
Oecophorinae
Moths described in 1957
Taxa named by Pierre Viette
Moths of Réunion
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