Metachanda fortunata is a moth species in the oecophorine tribe Metachandini. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1911.[1] Its type locality is Mahé Island, Seychelles.[2] The species also occurs on the Silhouette, Curieuse and Félicité islands of Seychelles.[3]
| Metachanda fortunata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Oecophoridae |
| Genus: | Metachanda |
| Species: | M. fortunata
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| Binomial name | |
| Metachanda fortunata Meyrick, 1911
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References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Metachanda fortunata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Metachanda". ftp.funet.fi. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Metachanda fortunata Meyrick, 1911". Afromoths. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
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