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
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