Mataeomera is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1886.[1][2] It is considered by some sources to be a synonym of Autoba.[3]

Mataeomera
Mataeomera mesotaenia in Reid, Australian Capital Territory
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Boletobiinae
Genus: Mataeomera
Butler, 1886

Taxonomy edit

The genus has previously been classified in the subfamily Eustrotiinae of the family Noctuidae.

Species edit

References edit

  1. ^ Zahiri, Reza; et al. (2011). "Molecular phylogenetics of Erebidae (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea)". Systematic Entomology. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.2011.00607.x.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (April 23, 2020). "Mataeomera Butler, 1886". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  3. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Mataeomera Butler, 1886". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved September 28, 2020.