Metasia phragmatias
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Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Arthropoda
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Class: | Insecta
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Species: | M. phragmatias
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Metasia phragmatias Lower, 1903
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Metasia phragmatias is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1903. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]
The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are whitish ochreous with fuscous markings and some fuscous suffusion at the base. The hindwings have the same colour as the forewings.[2]
References[]
- ^ Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Mally, Richard; Hayden, James; Bauer, Franziska; Segerer, Andreas; Li, Houhun; Schouten, Rob; Solis, M. Alma; Trofimova, Tatiana; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ^ Turner, A. Jefferis (December 1908). "New Australian Lepidoptera of the Families Noctuidae and Pyralidae". Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 32: 97–98.
Categories:
- Moths described in 1903
- Metasia
- Metasia stubs