Metachrostis
Metachrostis is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1820. Taxonomy. The genus has previously been classified in the Eublemminae subfamily of Erebidae or the Acontiinae subfamily of the family Noctuidae. Description. Palpi long and upturned, reaching above vertex of head. Thorax and abdomen tuftless. Forewings with stalked veins 8,9 and 10. Vein 7 sometimes almost or quite touching vein 8, and forming an areole.