Metachanda is the sole genus in tribe Metachandini of moth subfamily Oecophorinae.[1][2] Metachandini was originally described as family Metachandidae by Edward Meyrick in 1911,[1] and at the time also contained the genus Chanystis,[3] which is currently unplaced to tribe within Oecophorinae.[4] It has also previously been described as tribe Metachandini of subfamily Gelechiinae.[5]
Its type species is Metachanda thaleropis.[6]
Metachanda is the sole genus in tribe Metachandini of moth subfamily Oecophorinae. Metachandini was originally described as family Metachandidae by Edward Meyrick in 1911, and at the time also contained the genus Chanystis, which is currently unplaced to tribe within Oecophorinae. It has also previously been described as tribe Metachandini of subfamily Gelechiinae.
Its type species is Metachanda thaleropis.