Metria Amella
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''Metria'' is a
genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s in the family
Erebidae The Erebidae are a family (biology), 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 underwin ...
. The genus was erected by
Jacob Hübner Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology. Scientific career Hübner was the author of '' ...
in 1823.


Species

The following species are recognised in the genus ''Metria'': *'' Metria amella'' – live oak metria moth *'' Metria bilineata'' *'' Metria binea'' *'' Metria cades'' *'' Metria celia'' *'' Metria endopolia'' *'' Metria euristea'' *'' Metria hyalina'' *'' Metria minor'' *'' Metria pascali'' *'' Metria phaeochroa'' *'' Metria subvaria'' * BOLD:AAC2303 (''Metria'' sp.) * BOLD:AAE3733 (''Metria'' sp.) * BOLD:AAE7839 (''Metria'' sp.) * BOLD:AAF7261 (''Metria'' sp.) * BOLD:AAF7266 (''Metria'' sp.) * BOLD:AAH1008 (''Metria'' sp.) * BOLD:AAI2810 (''Metria'' sp.) * BOLD:AAK3985 (''Metria'' sp.) * BOLD:AAK4026 (''Metria'' sp.) * BOLD:AAK7481 (''Metria'' sp.) * BOLD:AAK7490 (''Metria'' sp.) * BOLD:ACA2103 (''Metria'' sp.) * BOLD:ACF3798 (''Metria'' sp.) * BOLD:AED1053 (''Metria'' sp.)


References

* Omopterini Moth genera {{Omopterini-stub