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Metachrostis Hübner, [1820]
Metachrostis Hübner, [1820]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (13): 204, TS: Noctua velox Hübner
Leptosia Guenée, 1841; (preocc. Hübner, 1818)
= ; [POOLE]; [NE12, 93]
Metachrostis (Acontiinae) ; [POOLE]; [AUCL]
Metachrostis (Eublemminae) ; [NE12, 93]

Metachrostis amanica (Osthelder, 1933)
Turkey. See [About maps] Leptosia amanica Osthelder, 1933; 85, TL: Turkey, Marasch
Metachrostis amanica ; [POOLE]

Metachrostis brunea (Hampson, 1891)
India (Tamil Nadu). See [About maps] Acontia brunea Hampson, 1891; 12, 74, pl. 145, f. 11, TL: Nilgiri district
Metachrostis brunea ; [POOLE]

Metachrostis contingens Moore, 1888
India (Himachal Pradesh). See [About maps] Metachrostis contingens Moore, 1888; 412, TL: Dharmsala
Metachrostis contingens ; [POOLE]

Metachrostis costiplaga Warren, 1903
Egypt. See [About maps] Metachrostis costiplaga Warren, 1903; 225, pl. 4, f. 1-2, TL: Egypt, Wady el Natron, Bir Victoria
Metachrostis costiplaga ; [POOLE]

Metachrostis dardouini (Boisduval, 1840)
-. See [About maps] Bryophila dardouini Boisduval, 1840; Genera Index Eur. Lepid. : 96, TL: France
Metachrostis dardouini, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Metachrostis dardouini ; [POOLE]; [NE12, 94]

Larva on Antericum ramosum, Capparis spp. [NE12, 94]

SEU Anthophila mendacula Freyer, 1841
= ; [NE12, 94]
Metachrostis dardouini dardouini ; [NE12, 94]
M. d. dilucida (Osthelder, 1933)
Crete, Turkey, Iran, Middle East, Arabia, Iraq, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan Leptosia dardouini dilucida Osthelder, 1933; Mitt. Münch. ent. Ges. 23: 85, TL: Turkey, Marasch
= Metachrostis dardouini ; [POOLE]
Metachrostis dardouini dilucida ; [NE12, 94]

Metachrostis decora (Walker, 1869)
Erastria decora Walker, 1869; 350, TL: "Congo"
Metachrostis decora ; [POOLE]

Larva on Albuca, (seeds) ;Pinhey, 1975, [POOLE]


Metachrostis egens (Moore, [1884])
Ceylon. See [About maps] Chlumetia egens Moore, [1884]; 68, pl. 151, f. 9, TL: Ceylon
Metachrostis egens ; [POOLE]

Metachrostis fasciata (Hampson, 1891)
India (Tamil Nadu). See [About maps] Capnodes fasciata Hampson, 1891; 22, 91, pl. 147, f. 10, TL: Nilgiri district
Metachrostis fasciata ; [POOLE]

Metachrostis griseimargo (Warren, 1912)
Algeria. See [About maps] Leptosia griseimargo Warren, 1912; 36, TL: Algeria
Metachrostis griseimargo ; [POOLE]

Metachrostis melabela (Hampson, 1910)
Pakistan. See [About maps] Eublemma melabela Hampson, 1910; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10: 94, pl. 151, f. 6, TL: Belochistan, Quetta
Metachrostis melabela ; [POOLE]

Metachrostis nannata (Hampson, 1910)
India (Madras). See [About maps] Eublemma nannata Hampson, 1910; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10: 100, pl. 151, f. 12, TL: Madras, Palnis
Metachrostis nannata ; [POOLE]

Metachrostis paurograpta Butler, 1886
Australia. See [About maps] Metachrostis paurograpta Butler, 1886; 403, TL: Australia, Rockhampton
Metachrostis paurograpta, Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia [Don Herbison-Evans]
Metachrostis paurograpta ; [POOLE]; [AUCL]

Metachrostis pectinata Hampson, 1907
Ceylon. See [About maps] Metachrostis pectinata Hampson, 1907; 476, TL: Ceylon, Maskeliya; Kandy
Metachrostis pectinata ; [POOLE]

Metachrostis quinaria (Moore, 1881)
India (Uttar Pradesh). See [About maps] Leptosia quinaria Moore, 1881; 371, TL: Allahabad
Metachrostis quinaria ; [POOLE]

Metachrostis sefidi (Brandt, 1938)
Iran. See [About maps] Leptosia sefidi Brandt, 1938; 558, f. 140-142, TL: Iran, For Mian-Kotal
Metachrostis sefidi ; [POOLE]

Metachrostis velocior (Staudinger, 1892)
Malta, S.Italy, Greece, Crete, Turkey, Cyprus, Middle East. See [About maps] Thalpochares velox velocior Staudiger, 1892; : 288, TL: Beirtu; Taurus
Eublemma velocior deserta Amsel, 1935; 237, TL: [Israel] Jo
= ; [POOLE]; [NE12, 96]
Metachrostis velocior ; [POOLE]; [NE12, 96]

Metachrostis velox (Hübner, [1813])
Morocco, SEU. See [About maps] Noctua velox Hübner, [1813]; Samml. eur. Schmett. [4] : pl. 108, f. 507, TL: Europe
Larentia caliginata Treitschke, 1829; 257, TL: Dalmatia
= ; [POOLE]; [NE12, 95]
Hercyna mendaculalis Treitschke, 1829; 185, TL: Dalmatia
= ; [POOLE]; [NE12, 95]
Noctua anomala Rambur, 1829; 257, TL: France, Montpellier
= ; [POOLE]; [NE12, 95]
Leptosia velocissima Turati, 1926
= ; [NE12, 95]
Leptosia tarda Turati, 1926
= ; [NE12, 95]
Eublemma velox f. rubescens Schwingenschuss, 1930; 18, TL: Andalusia
= ; [POOLE]; [NE12, 95]
Eublemma velox var. vinacea Joannis, 1931; 149, TL: Morocco, Safi
= ; [POOLE]; [NE12, 95]
Metachrostis velox ; [POOLE]; [NE12, 95]


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References:
[AUCL]
Nielsen & Rangsi, 1996; Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Australia; CSIRO, Australia
[About maps]
Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.
[Don Herbison-Evans]
and Stella A. Crossley; Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia; e-mail: Don Herbison-Evans; e-mail: Don Herbison-Evans
[HBN]
Francis Hemming, 1937; HÜBNER, A bibliographical and systematic account of the entomological works of Jacob Hübner and of the supplements thereto by Carl Geyer, Gottfried Franz von Frölich and Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer, Vol 1 & 2
[MBE]
Moths and Butteflies of Europe; Paolo Mazzei, Diego Reggianti and Ilaria Pimpinelli; http://www.leps.it/
[NE12]
Fibiger, Ronkay, Yela & Zilli, 2010; Rivulinae - Euteliinae, and Micronoctuidae and Supplement to Volume 1-11; Volume 12
[POOLE]
Poole, R. W, 1989; Noctuidae; Lepidopterorum catalogus (New Series, Fasc. 118)


Some related literature:
Boisduval, 1840
Genera et Index Methodicus Europaeorum Lepidopterorum Genera Index Eur. Lepid.: 238pp : 1-238
Hampson, 1910
Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10: i-xix, 1-829, pl. 148-173, 11: pl. 174
Hübner, [1813]
Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge. IV. Noctuae - Eulen ("Dritte Band") Samml. eur. Schmett. [4] : 155-194, : pl. 1-74, f. 1-345 (1800-1803), : pl. 75-86, f. 346-405 (1803-1808), : pl. 87-96, f. 406-455 (1808-1809), : pl. 97-134, f. 456-615 (1809-1813), : pl. 135-139, f. 616-638 (1814-1817), : pl. 140-141, f. 639-647 (1818-1819), : pl. 142-150, f. 648-697 (1819-1822), : pl. 151, f. 698-703 (1823), : pl. 152-156, f. 704-732 (1823-1824), : pl. 157, f. 733-736 (1825-1826), : pl. 158-160, f. 737-752 (1827-1828), : pl. 161-162, f. 753-765 (1828-1830), : pl. 163-169, f. 766-802 (1828-1832), : pl. 170-171, f. 803-812 (1832-1833), : pl. 172-176, f. 813-839 (1834), : pl. 177-179, f. 840-853 (1834-1835), : pl. 180, f. 854-858 (1834-1835), : pl. 181, f. 859-863 (1836), : pl. 182, f. 864-868 (1836-1838), : pl. 183, f. 869-873 (1837-1838), : pl. 184-185, f. 874-882 (1838), : [7], 8-24 (1834?)
Hübner, [1820]
Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge, 1816-[1826] Verz. bek. Schmett. (1): [1-3], 4-16 (1816), (2): 17-32 (1819), (3): 33-48 (1819), (4): 49-64 (1819), (5): 65-80 (1819), (6): 81-96 (1819), (7): 97-112 (1819), (8): 113-128 (1819), (9): 129-144 (1819), (10): 145-160 (1819), (11): 161-176 (1819), (12): 177-192 (1820), (13): 193-208 (1820), (14): 209-224 (1821), (15): 225-240 (1821), (16): 241-256 (1821), (17): 257-272 (1823), (18): 273-288 (1823), (19): 289-304 (1823), (20): 305-320 (1825), (21): 321-336 (1825), (22): 337-352 (1825), (23-27): 353-431 ([1825])


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