''Metallata'' 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 in 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
Heinrich Benno Möschler
Heinrich Benno Möschler (28 October 1831, in Herrnhut – 21 November 1888, in Kronförstchen, near Bautzen) was a German entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera.
Möschler was a butterfly dealer and a member of the Entomological Society of S ...
in 1890.
Species
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Metallata absumens
''Metallata absumens'', the variable metallata moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in North America.
The MONA or Hodges number for ''Metallata absumens'' is List of moths of North America (MONA 8322–11233), 8573.
Su ...
''
(Walker, 1862) – variable metallata moth – eastern US to Brazil, Antilles, Venezuela, Galápagos Islands
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Metallata antias
''Metallata'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Heinrich Benno Möschler in 1890.
Species
*''Metallata absumens
''Metallata absumens'', the variable metallata moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebida ...
''
(Druce, 1891) Panama
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Metallata anyte
''Metallata'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Heinrich Benno Möschler in 1890.
Species
*''Metallata absumens'' (Walker, 1862) – variable metallata moth – eastern US to Brazil, Antilles, Venezuela ...
''
(Druce, 1891) Panama
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Metallata arbuscula
''Metallata'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Heinrich Benno Möschler in 1890.
Species
*''Metallata absumens'' (Walker, 1862) – variable metallata moth – eastern US to Brazil, Antilles, Venezuela ...
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(Druce, 1891) Panama
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Metallata blandita''
(Schaus, 1912) Costa Rica
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Metallata distincta''
(Schaus, 1901) Brazil (Paraná)
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Metallata glycera''
(Schaus, 1914) French Guiana
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Metallata grynia''
(Dognin, 1912) Colombia, Bolivia
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Metallata irrorata''
(Schaus, 1921) Costa Rica
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Metallata moniliaris''
(Guenée, 1852)
References
Eulepidotinae
Moth genera
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