''Metaxanthia'' is a
genus of
moths 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
Herbert Druce in 1899.
Species
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Metaxanthia atribasis
''Metaxanthia atribasis'' is a moth of the family Erebidae Species description, first described by Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, Walter Rothschild in 1913. It is found in Ecuador, Costa Rica and Panama.
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Metaxanthia threnodes
''Metaxanthia threnodes'' is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1905. It is found in Suriname, Venezuela and French Guiana
French Guiana ( or ; french: link=no, Guyane ; gcr, label=French Guianese Creole, L ...
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Metaxanthia vespiformis
''Metaxanthia vespiformis'' is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1899. It is found in Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana and Costa Rica
Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), offi ...
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Phaegopterina
Moth genera
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