Life Insecta Lepidoptera Ditrysia Noctuoidea Erebidae Boletobiinae

• Metachrostis anticalis (Walker, [1866]) Zaire, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Namibia, S.Africa. See [maps]

  • Zalaca anticalis Walker, [1866]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 34: 1202; TL: Natal
  • Eublemma rufimixta Hampson, 1918; Novit. zool. 25 (1): 163; TL: Br. C. Africa, Mt. Mlanje
  • Eublemma parvisi Berio, 1940; Boll. Soc. ent. ital. 72 (8): 126; TL: Eritrea, Dorfu

  • Eublemma parvisi; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
  • Eublemma rufimixta; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
  • Metachrostis anticalis; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Metachrostis parvisi; Kononenko & Matov, 2009, Zootaxa 2026: 3 (list)
  • Zalaca anticalis; [POOLE]
• Metachrostis chalcoscripta Hacker, 2011 Tanzania, Malawi. See [maps]

  • Metachrostis chalcoscripta Hacker, 2011; Esperiana 16: 215; TL: Tanzania, Lindi, Ndanda, 300m

  • Metachrostis chalcoscripta; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
• Metachrostis comvelox Hacker, 2011 Yemen. See [maps]

  • Metachrostis comvelox Hacker, 2011; Esperiana 16: 219; TL: Yemen, Province of Sana'a, Naqil Manakhah, 1730m

  • Metachrostis comvelox; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
• Metachrostis contingens Moore, 1888 India (Himachal Pradesh). See [maps]

  • Metachrostis contingens Moore, 1888; 412; TL: Dharmsala

  • Metachrostis contingens; [POOLE]; Kononenko & Matov, 2009, Zootaxa 2026: 3 (list); [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Metachrostis batanga (Draudt, 1950) China (Sichuan, ...). See [maps]

  • Eublemma batanga Draudt, 1950; Mitt. Münch. Ent. Ges. 40 (1): 130, pl. 8, f. 21; TL: Batang

  • Eublemma batanga; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
  • Metachrostis batanga; Kononenko & Matov, 2009, Zootaxa 2026: 9; [iNaturalist]
• Metachrostis costiplaga Warren, 1903 Egypt. See [maps]

  • Metachrostis costiplaga Warren, 1903; 225, pl. 4, f. 1-2; TL: Egypt, Wady el Natron, Bir Victoria

  • Metachrostis costiplaga; Kononenko & Matov, 2009, Zootaxa 2026: 3 (list); [POOLE]
• Metachrostis dardouini (Boisduval, 1840) -. See [maps]

  • Bryophila dardouini Boisduval, 1840; Genera Index Eur. Lepid.: 96; TL: France
  • Leptosia dardouini ab. dilutior Schwingenschuss, 1926
    • = ; Kononenko & Matov, 2009, Zootaxa 2026: 3

  • Metachrostis dardouini; [POOLE]; [NE12], 94; Kononenko & Matov, 2009, Zootaxa 2026: 3; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [Heiner Ziegler] ; [MBE]

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

  • M. d. dardouini SEU

    • Anthophila mendacula Freyer, 1840; Neuere Beitr. Schmett. 4: 66, pl. 330, f. 2
      • = Metachrostis dardouini; Kononenko & Matov, 2009, Zootaxa 2026: 3
      • = ; [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; Hacker, 2001, Esperiana 8: 85; Kononenko & Matov, 2009, Zootaxa 2026: 3; [NE12], 94; [CoL]
• Metachrostis decora (Walker, 1869) Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Zaire, Yemen, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Namibia, Zimbabwe, .Africa, Madagascar. See [maps]

  • Erastria decora Walker, 1869; Proc. Nat. Hist. Soc. Glasgow 1 (2): 350; TL: "Congo"
  • Eublemma tephroclytioides Rothschild, 1924; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (9) 14 (81): 315; TL: Madagascar, Diego Suarez

  • Eublemma tephroclytioides; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
  • Metachrostis decora; [POOLE]; Kononenko & Matov, 2009, Zootaxa 2026: 3 (list); [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [AFM]

  Larva on Albuca , (seeds) [POOLE]

• Metachrostis djakonovi Kononenko & Matov, 2009 Kazakhstan, W.Mongolia. See [maps]

  • Metachrostis djakonovi Kononenko & Matov, 2009; Zootaxa 2026: 7; TL: Kazakhstan, Semirechje, Djarkent

  • Metachrostis djakonovi; [iNaturalist]
• Metachrostis egens (Moore, [1884]) Ceylon. See [maps]

  • Chlumetia egens Moore, [1884]; 68, pl. 151, f. 9; TL: Ceylon

  • Metachrostis egens; [POOLE]; Kononenko & Matov, 2009, Zootaxa 2026: 3 (list); [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Metachrostis eupethecica (Hampson, 1910) S.Africa, Namibia. See [maps]

  • Eublemma eupethecica Hampson, 1910; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10: 94, pl. 151, f. 5; TL: Transvaal, Kranspruit

  • Eublemma eupethecica; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
  • Metachrostis eupethecica; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
• Metachrostis fasciata (Hampson, 1891) India (Tamil Nadu). See [maps]

  • Capnodes fasciata Hampson, 1891; 22, 91, pl. 147, f. 10; TL: Nilgiri district

  • Metachrostis fasciata; [POOLE]; Kononenko & Matov, 2009, Zootaxa 2026: 3 (list); [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Metachrostis flavinia Hampson, 1902 S.Africa. See [maps]

  • Metachrostis flavinia Hampson, 1902; Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 2 (10): 411; TL: Transvaal, Potchefstroom

  • Eublemma flavinia; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
  • Metachrostis flavinia; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
• Metachrostis forsteri Hacker, 2011 Kenya, Zaire. See [maps]

  • Metachrostis forsteri Hacker, 2011; Esperiana 16: 217; TL: Kenya, Amboseli Lodge

  • Metachrostis forsteri; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
• Metachrostis giganteana Hacker, 2019 Cameroon. See [maps]

  • Metachrostis giganteana Hacker, 2019; Moths of Africa 1: 400; TL: Cameroon, Adamaoua, near Ngaoundéré, Ngaoundaba, 1350m

  • Metachrostis giganteana; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
• Metachrostis glaucopuncta Hacker, 2011 Yemen. See [maps]

  • Metachrostis glaucopuncta Hacker, 2011; Esperiana 16: 220; TL: Yemen, Province of Sana'a, Naqil Manakhah, 1730m

  • Metachrostis glaucopuncta; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
• Metachrostis grandivelox Hacker, 2011 Yemen. See [maps]

  • Metachrostis grandivelox Hacker, 2011; Esperiana 16: 221; TL: Yemen, Province of Ibb, 2 km N of Pass W of Ibb, village Diatam, 2300m

  • Metachrostis grandivelox; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
• Metachrostis griseimargo (Warren, 1912) Algeria, Morocco, Egypt. See [maps]

  • Leptosia griseimargo Warren, 1912; Novit. zool. 19: 36; TL: Algeria
    • = Metachrostis velox; Hacker, 2001, Esperiana 8: 84; Fibiger, Sammut, Seguna & Catania, 2006, Nota Lepid. 29 (3/4): 198

  • Metachrostis griseimargo; [POOLE]; Kononenko & Matov, 2009, Zootaxa 2026: 6; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Metachrostis hoenei Kononenko & Matov, 2009 Sichuan, S.Tibet. See [maps]

  • Metachrostis hoenei Kononenko & Matov, 2009; Zootaxa 2026: 9; TL: N.Yunnan, A-tun-tse, ca. 3500m

  • Metachrostis hoenei; [iNaturalist]
• Metachrostis marmoreata Hacker, Fiebig & Stadie, 2019 Madagascar. See [maps]

  • Metachrostis marmoreata Hacker, Fiebig & Stadie, 2019; Moths of Africa 1: 392; TL: Madagascar, Ranomafana National Park, Radar Station, 1160m

  • Metachrostis marmoreata; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
• Metachrostis melanoleuca Hacker, 2016 Yemen, ..., Ghana. See [maps]

  • Metachrostis melanoleuca Hacker, 2016; Esperiana 20 (1): 253; TL: Yemen, Province of Ta'Izz, Wadi Warazan, 5 km NW of Ar Rahidah, 1080m

  • Metachrostis melanoleuca; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
• Metachrostis melasema (Hampson, 1918) Senegal, Burkina Faso, N.Nigeria, Zaire, Tanzania. See [maps]

  • Eublemma melasema Hampson, 1918; Novit. zool. 25 (1): 163; TL: N.Nigeria, Zungeru

  • Eublemma melasema; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
  • Metachrostis melasema; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
• Metachrostis miasma (Hampson, 1891) India (Nilgiri), Sulawesi, ..., Japan, ..., Philippines, Australia. See [maps]

  • Erastria miasma Hampson, 1891; Ill. typical Spec. Lep. Het. Colln Br. Mus. 8: 12, 73, pl. 145, f. 16; TL: India, Nilgiri district
  • Trilophonota tegulata Wileman & West, 1929; Novit. Zool. 35 (1): 14; TL: Philippines, Luzon, Benguet, Klondyke
    • = Eublemma miasma; Holloway, 1979, Series Entom. 15: 432; [POOLE]
    • = ; Kononenko & Matov, 2009, Zootaxa 2026: 13

  • Eublemma miasma; Holloway, 1979, Series Entom. 15: 432, pl. 77, f. 14; [POOLE]
  • Metachrostis miasma; Kononenko & Matov, 2009, Zootaxa 2026: 13; [LepIndex] ; [iNaturalist]
• Metachrostis misturata (Hampson, 1910) Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania, S.Africa. See [maps]

  • Eublemma misturata Hampson, 1910; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10: 102, pl. 151, f. 14; TL: Uganda, Ketoma

  • Eublemma misturata; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
  • Metachrostis misturata; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist] ; [AFM]
• Metachrostis nannata (Hampson, 1910) India (Madras). See [maps]

  • Eublemma nannata Hampson, 1910; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10: 100, pl. 151, f. 12; TL: Madras, Palnis

  • Metachrostis nannata; [POOLE]; Kononenko & Matov, 2009, Zootaxa 2026: 3 (list); [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Metachrostis ochrographa Hacker, 2011 Yemen. See [maps]

  • Metachrostis ochrographa Hacker, 2011; Esperiana 16: 221; TL: Yemen, Province of Al Hudaydah, Jebel Burra, 25 km SE of Bajil, 600m

  • Metachrostis ochrographa; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist] ; [AFM]
• Metachrostis olmii (Berio, 1937) Eritrea, Somalia. See [maps]

  • Eublemma olmii Berio, 1937; Ann. Mus. nat. Genova 59: 386; TL: Somalia, Ogaden Uarder

  • Eublemma olmii; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
  • Metachrostis olmii olmii; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Metachrostis olmii; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
  • M. o. socotrella Hacker & Saldaitis, 2011 Sokotra

    • Metachrostis olmii socotrella Hacker & Saldaitis, 2011; Esperiana 16: 222; TL: Yemen, NE Socotra, Wadi Difarroha, N side

    • Metachrostis olmii socotrella; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
• Metachrostis pallidiscripta Hacker, 2011 Yemen. See [maps]

  • Metachrostis pallidiscripta Hacker, 2011; Esperiana 16: 219; TL: Yemen, Province of Al Hudaydah, Jebel Burra, 25 km SE of Bajil, 600m

  • Metachrostis pallidiscripta; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
• Metachrostis parvioris Hacker, 2019 Tanzania. See [maps]

  • Metachrostis parvioris Hacker, 2019; Moths of Africa 1: 396; TL: Tanzania, Morogoro District, Kitulangalo Forest Reserve, 420-540m

  • Metachrostis parvioris; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
• Metachrostis pectinata Hampson, 1907 Ceylon. See [maps]

  • Metachrostis pectinata Hampson, 1907; 476; TL: Ceylon, Maskeliya; Kandy

  • Metachrostis pectinata; [POOLE]; Kononenko & Matov, 2009, Zootaxa 2026: 3 (list)
• Metachrostis perplexa (Saalmüller, 1891) Yemen, Kenya, Zambia, S.Africa, Mauritius, Madagascar, Seychelles. See [maps]

  • Ozarba perplexa Saalmüller, 1891; Lepid. Madagascar (2): 281, f. 161; TL: Madagascar

  • Metachrostis perplexa; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Ozarba perplexa; [POOLE]; [AFM]
• Metachrostis phaeapera (Hampson, 1910) S.Nigeria. See [maps]

  • Eublemma phaeapera Hampson, 1910; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10: 103, pl. 151, f. 16; TL: S.Nigeria, Lagos

  • Eublemma phaeapera; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
  • Metachrostis phaeapera; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
• Metachrostis phaeographa Hacker, 2011 Ethiopia, Tanzania. See [maps]

  • Metachrostis phaeographa Hacker, 2011; Esperiana 16: 218; TL: Ethiopia, 12 km W Jinka, border Mago National Park, 930m

  • Metachrostis phaeographa; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
• Metachrostis politzari Hacker, 2011 N.Nigeria, Senegal. See [maps]

  • Metachrostis politzari Hacker, 2011; Esperiana 16: 225; TL: Nigeria N, Kaduna

  • Metachrostis politzari; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
• Metachrostis porphyrescens (Hampson, 1914) N.Nigeria. See [maps]

  • Eublemma porphyrescens Hampson, 1914; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 13 (73): 168; TL: N.Nigeria, Zungeru

  • Eublemma porphyrescens; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
  • Metachrostis porphyrescens; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
• Metachrostis postrufa (Hampson, 1914) Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, S.Africa. See [maps]

  • Eublemma postrufa Hampson, 1914; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 13 (73): 168; TL: Br. E. Africa, Nairobi
  • Eublemma debivar Berio, 1947; Mem. Soc. ent. ital. 26: 12, f. 4; TL: "East Africa, Debivar"

  • Eublemma debivar; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
  • Eublemma postrufa; [POOLE]
  • Metachrostis postrufa; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
• Metachrostis procera Hacker, 2019 Yemen. See [maps]

  • Metachrostis procera Hacker, 2019; Moths of Africa 1: 389; TL: Yemen, Province Ibb, 5 km NE of Al Qa'idah, Mahal al Houmeira, 1800m

  • Metachrostis procera; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
• Metachrostis pumilio Hacker, 2019 S.Africa. See [maps]

  • Metachrostis pumilio Hacker, 2019; Moths of Africa 1: 394; TL: South Africa, Gauteng, Pretoria

  • Metachrostis pumilio; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
• Metachrostis pyrosticta (Joannis, 1910) Reunion, Madagascar, Comoros. See [maps]

  • Eublemma pyrosticta Joannis, 1910; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 79 (10): 202; TL: Reunion, Salazie

  • Eublemma pyrosticta; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Metachrostis pyrosticta; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
• Metachrostis quinaria (Moore, 1881) India (Uttar Pradesh), ..., Mauritania, Gambia, ..., Arabia, Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya. See [maps]

  • Leptosia quinaria Moore, 1881; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1881: 371; TL: Allahabad
  • Eublemma quinaria ab. orientis Strand, 1917; Archiv Naturg. 82 A (2): 32
  • Eublemma quinarioides Berio, 1947; Mem. Soc. ent. ital. 26: 12; TL: Eritrea, Asmara

  • Eublemma quinarioides; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
  • Metachrostis quinaria; [POOLE]; Kononenko & Matov, 2009, Zootaxa 2026: 11; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Metachrostis remanei Hacker, 2011 Sudan, Uganda. See [maps]

  • Metachrostis remanei Hacker, 2011; Esperiana 16: 217; TL: Sudan NE, Kassala Province, Erkovit, 1000-1300m

  • Metachrostis remanei; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
• Metachrostis rubripuncta Hampson, 1902 Ghana, Burkina Faso, Zaire, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Namibia, Swaziland, S.Africa, Madagascar, Yemen. See [maps]

  • Metachrostis rubripuncta Hampson, 1902; Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 2 (10): 415; TL: British Central Africa, Stevenson Road; Natal, Durban

  • Eublemma rubripuncta; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Metachrostis rubripuncta; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist] ; [AFM]
• Metachrostis sciaphora (Hampson, 1910) Sierra Leone. See [maps]

  • Eublemma sciaphora Hampson, 1910; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10: 102, pl. 151, f. 15; TL: Sierra Leone

  • Eublemma sciaphora; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
  • Metachrostis sciaphora; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
• Metachrostis scitulana Hacker, 2019 Mauritania, ..., Namibia, S.Africa. See [maps]

  • Metachrostis scitulana Hacker, 2019; Moths of Africa 1: 399; TL: South Africa, Free State, Gariep Dam

  • Metachrostis scitulana; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
• Metachrostis sefidi (Brandt, 1938) Iran, Iraq, Oman, E.Turkey, Afghanistan. See [maps]

  • Leptosia sefidi Brandt, 1938; Ent. Rdsch. 55: 558, f. 140-142; TL: Iran, For Mian-Kotal

  • Metachrostis sefidi; [POOLE]; Kononenko & Matov, 2009, Zootaxa 2026: 7; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
• Metachrostis seydeli Hacker, 2019 Zaire. See [maps]

  • Metachrostis seydeli Hacker, 2019; Moths of Africa 1: 401; TL: Congo belge, Elesibethville

  • Metachrostis seydeli; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
• Metachrostis sinevi Kononenko & Matov, 2009 SE.Siberia (Primorye). See [maps]

  • Metachrostis sinevi Kononenko & Matov, 2009; Zootaxa 2026: 11; TL: Primorye, Khasan, Sukharovka

  • Metachrostis sinevi; [RFEL]; [iNaturalist]
• Metachrostis snelleni (Wallengren, 1875) Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, S.Africa, Zaire, Madagascar. See [maps]

  • Leptosia snelleni Wallengren, 1875; Öfvers. Vet. Akad. Förh. 32 (1): 112; TL: Transvaal
  • Epizeuxis aethiops Distant, 1892; Naturalist in Transvaal: 239, pl. 2, f. 3; TL: Transvaal
    • = Zalaca snelleni; [POOLE]
  • Eublemma snelleni ab. discirufa Strand, 1917; Archiv Naturg. 82 A (2): 32
  • Eublemma snelleni ab. pallidior Strand, 1917; Archiv Naturg. 82 A (2): 32

  • Metachrostis snelleni; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [AFM]
  • Zalaca snelleni; [POOLE]
• Metachrostis stygiodonta (Hampson, 1910) Ghana. See [maps]

  • Eublemma stygiodonta Hampson, 1910; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10: 107, pl. 151, f. 20; TL: W. Africa

  • Eublemma stygiodonta; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
  • Metachrostis stygiodonta; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
• Metachrostis subdardouini Hacker, 2011 N.Nigeria. See [maps]

  • Metachrostis subdardouini Hacker, 2011; Esperiana 16: 223; TL: N.Nigeria, Kaduna

  • Metachrostis subdardouini; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
• Metachrostis subvelox Hacker & Saldaitis, 2010 Sokotra

  • Metachrostis subvelox Hacker & Saldaitis, 2010; Esperiana Mem. 5: 203; TL: Socotra Island, Haghier Mt, near Diksam, 900m

  • Metachrostis subvelox; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
• Metachrostis thermosticta (Hampson, 1910) S.Africa. See [maps]

  • Eublemma thermosticta Hampson, 1910; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10: 99, pl. 151, f. 10; TL: Transvaal

  • Eublemma thermosticta; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Metachrostis thermosticta; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
• Metachrostis velocior (Staudinger, 1892) Malta, S.Italy, Greece, Crete, Turkey, Cyprus, Middle East. See [maps]

  • Thalpochares velox velocior Staudinger, 1892; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 5 (2): 288; TL: Beirtu; Taurus
  • Eublemma velocior deserta Amsel, 1935; Veröff. dt. Kol. Übersee-Mus. 1 (2): 237; TL: [Israel] Jo
    • = ; [POOLE]; [NE12], 96; Kononenko & Matov, 2009, Zootaxa 2026: 4

  • Metachrostis velocior deserta; Hacker, 2001, Esperiana 8: 85; [LepIndex]
  • Metachrostis velocior; [POOLE]; Fibiger, Sammut, Seguna & Catania, 2006, Nota Lepid. 29 (3/4): 198; [NE12], 96; Kononenko & Matov, 2009, Zootaxa 2026: 4; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [MBE]
• Metachrostis velox (Hübner, [1813]) Morocco, Algeria, Libya, SEU, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Oman. See [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; Kononenko & Matov, 2009, Zootaxa 2026: 4
  • Hercyna mendaculalis Treitschke, 1829; 185; TL: Dalmatia
    • = ; [POOLE]; [NE12], 95; Kononenko & Matov, 2009, Zootaxa 2026: 4
  • Noctua anomala Rambur, 1829; 257; TL: France, Montpellier
    • = ; [POOLE]; [NE12], 95; Kononenko & Matov, 2009, Zootaxa 2026: 4
  • Leptosia velocissima Turati, 1926; Atti Soc. ital. Sci. nat. 65: 48, f. 10; TL: Cirenaica
    • = ; Hacker, 2001, Esperiana 8: 84; Fibiger, Sammut, Seguna & Catania, 2006, Nota Lepid. 29 (3/4): 198; [NE12], 95; Kononenko & Matov, 2009, Zootaxa 2026: 4
  • Leptosia velocissima f. tarda Turati, 1926
    • = ; Fibiger, Sammut, Seguna & Catania, 2006, Nota Lepid. 29 (3/4): 198; [NE12], 95; Kononenko & Matov, 2009, Zootaxa 2026: 4
  • Eublemma velox f. rubescens Schwingenschuss, 1930; Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 80: 18; TL: Andalusia
    • = ; [POOLE]; Hacker, 2001, Esperiana 8: 84; [NE12], 95; Kononenko & Matov, 2009, Zootaxa 2026: 4
  • Eublemma velox var. vinacea Joannis, 1931; 149; TL: Morocco, Safi
    • = ; [POOLE]; Hacker, 2001, Esperiana 8: 84; [NE12], 95; Kononenko & Matov, 2009, Zootaxa 2026: 4

  • Eublemma velocissima; [POOLE]
  • Leptosia velocissima; [CoL]
  • Metachrostis tarda; [LepIndex]
  • Metachrostis velocissima; [LepIndex]
  • Metachrostis velox; [POOLE]; Hacker, 2001, Esperiana 8: 84; Fibiger, Sammut, Seguna & Catania, 2006, Nota Lepid. 29 (3/4): 198; [NE12], 95; Kononenko & Matov, 2009, Zootaxa 2026: 4; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [MBE]

• Metachrostis brunea (Hampson, 1891) India (Tamil Nadu). See [maps]

  • Acontia brunea Hampson, 1891; Ill. typical Spec. Lep. Het. Colln Br. Mus. 8: 12, 74, pl. 145, f. 11; TL: Nilgiri district

  • "Eublemma" brunea; [MOB13], 186, pl. 8
  • Eublemma brunea; [iNaturalist]
  • Metachrostis brunea; [POOLE]; [iNaturalist]
  • Metachrostis brunnea; [LepIndex]
  • Metachrostis brunnea[sic, brunea]; Kononenko & Matov, 2009, Zootaxa 2026: 3 (list)

  Larva on Terminalia [MOB13]: 187

• Metachrostis paurograpta Butler, 1886 Australia. See [maps]

  • Metachrostis paurograpta Butler, 1886; 403; TL: Australia, Rockhampton

  • "Eublemma" paurograpta; [MOB13], 186 (note)
  • Metachrostis paurograpta; [POOLE]; [AUCL]; Kononenko & Matov, 2009, Zootaxa 2026: 3 (list); [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [Don Herbison-Evans]

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