Philogethes metableta Turner, 1939 is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Philogethes metableta Turner, 1939

Philogethes metableta Turner, 1939

Philogethes metableta is the only species of the monotypic erebid moth genus Philogethes, found in Queensland, Australia, described in 1939 by Turner.

Family
Genus
Philogethes
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Philogethes metableta Turner, 1939

Philogethes is a monotypic moth genus that belongs to the family Erebidae. This genus contains only one species, Philogethes metableta, which is known to occur in Queensland, an Australian state. Both the genus Philogethes and the species Philogethes metableta were first described by Turner in 1939.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Erebidae Philogethes

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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