Metalectra

Metalectra
Metalectra discalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Boletobiinae
Genus:	Metalectra Hübner, 1823
Synonyms
Homopyralis Grote, 1875 Stimmia Guenee, 1852

Metalectra is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1823.

Taxonomy

The genus has previously been classified in the subfamily Catocalinae within the families Erebidae and Noctuidae.

Species

• Metalectra albilinea Richards, 1941
• Metalectra bigallis J.B. Smith, 1908
• Metalectra cinctus J.B. Smith, 1905 (sometimes spelled Metalectra cincta)
• Metalectra diabolica Barnes & Benjamin, 1924 – diabolical fungus moth
• Metalectra discalis Grote, 1876 – common fungus moth
• Metalectra edilis J.B. Smith, 1906
• Metalectra geminicincta Schaus, 1916
• Metalectra miserulata Grote, 1882
• Metalectra quadrisignata Walker, 1858 – four-spotted fungus moth
• Metalectra richardsi Brower, 1941 – Richards' fungus moth
• Metalectra tantillus Grote, 1875 – black fungus moth

References

• Savela, Markku. "Metalectra Hübner, 1823". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
• Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (2023). "Search results Family: Noctuidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw.