Metasia mzabi
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Metasia mzabi Rothschild, 1913
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Metasia mzabi is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Rothschild in 1913. It is found in Algeria.[1]
The length of the forewings is about 11 mm. The forewings are white, although the basal fourth, costal area and outer fifth are sandy brownish orange. There is a large sandy yellow stigma, encircled with brown and a straight antemedial band, as well as a curved chocolate-brown transverse band. The terminal line is thin and brown. The hindwings are white with a sandy brownish orange stigma, postdiscal band and terminal band.[2]
References[]
- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ Novit. Zool. 20 (1): 141
Categories:
- Moths described in 1913
- Metasia
- Metasia stubs