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Metacrias
Metacrias huttoni female.jpg
Female Metacrias huttoni
Metacrias huttoni male.jpg
Male Metacrias huttoni
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Subtribe: Spilosomina
Genus: Metacrias
Meyrick, 1887
Type species
Metacrias erichrysa
Meyrick, 1887
Map of distribution of New Zealand Metacrias, Meyr.jpg

Metacrias is a special group of moths. They belong to a family called Erebidae. All Metacrias moths live only in New Zealand. This means they are endemic to New Zealand, found nowhere else in the world!

Discovering Metacrias Moths

The Metacrias group of moths was first described by a scientist named Edward Meyrick. He wrote about them in a science paper in 1887. This paper was published in a journal called Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.

Types of Metacrias Moths

There are a few different types, or species, of Metacrias moths. Each one has its own unique features. Here are the known species:

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