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Metarctia flavivena is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by George Hampson in 1901. It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda and Zimbabwe.[1]

Metarctia flavivena
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Metarctia
Species:	M. flavivena
Binomial name
Metarctia flavivena Hampson, 1901
Synonyms
Metarctia flavivena Hampson, 1902 Metarctia panyamana Strand, 1920 Metarctia rothschildi Le Cerf, 1922 Metarctia zegina Strand, 1920

References

• Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.

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