''Metaemene'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s of the family
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...
. The genus was erected by
George Hampson
Sir George Francis Hampson, 10th Baronet (14 January 1860 – 15 October 1936) was an English entomologist.
Hampson studied at Charterhouse School and Exeter College, Oxford. He travelled to India to become a tea-planter in the Nilgiri Hills o ...
in 1910.
Taxonomy
The genus has previously been classified in the subfamily
Acontiinae
Acontiinae is a subfamily of bird dropping moths in the family Noctuidae. There are more than 50 genera and 430 described species in Acontiinae, found worldwide in temperate and tropical climates.
Genera
These 52 genera belong to the subfamily ...
of the family
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ...
.
Species
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Metaemene atrigutta
''Metaemene'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by George Hampson in 1910.
Taxonomy
The genus has previously been classified in the subfamily Acontiinae of the family Noctuidae
The Noctuidae, commonly known as ...
''
(Walker, 1862)
*''
Metaemene atropunctata
''Metaemene'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by George Hampson in 1910.
Taxonomy
The genus has previously been classified in the subfamily Acontiinae of the family Noctuidae.
Species
*''Metaemene atrigutta
...
''
(Pagenstecher, 1896)
*''
Metaemene baliochraspedus''
Rothschild, 1920
*''
Metaemene hampsoni''
Wileman, 1914
*''
Metaemene karenkonis''
(Matsumura, 1930)
References
External links
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Boletobiinae
Noctuoidea genera
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