Metachanda citrodesma is a moth species in the oecophorine tribe Metachandini. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1912.[1] Its type locality is in South Africa.[2] The species also occurs on São Tomé, Príncipe and in Malawi.[3]

Metachanda citrodesma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Genus: Metachanda
Species:
M. citrodesma
Binomial name
Metachanda citrodesma
Meyrick, 1912

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Metachanda citrodesma​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Metachanda". ftp.funet.fi. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  3. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Metachanda citrodesma (Meyrick, 1911)". Afromoths. Retrieved 7 July 2018.