Mepantadrea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Calpinae
Genus:
Mepantadrea

Hampson, 1926
Species:
M. simia
Binomial name
Mepantadrea simia
(Saalmüller, 1891)
Synonyms
  • Zethes simia Saalmüller, 1891

Mepantadrea is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae erected by George Hampson in 1926. Its only species, Mepantadrea simia, was first described by Saalmüller in 1891.[1][2][3] It is found on Madagascar.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku (March 11, 2020). "Mepantadrea Hampson, 1926". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Mepantadrea​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  3. ↑ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Mepantadrea Hampson, 1926". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  4. ↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Mepantadrea simia (Saalmüller, 1891)". Afromoths. Retrieved June 20, 2020.


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