Metasia tiasalis

Metasia tiasalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Metasia
Species:	M. tiasalis
Binomial name
	Metasia tiasalis; (Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
	Botys tiasalis Walker, 1859; Asopia microchrysalis Walker, [1866]; Lamprosema truncitornalis Hampson, 1918;

Metasia tiasalis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae.^[2]

Distribution[]

It was described from Sri Lanka, but has also been recorded from Australia (including Queensland).

Description[]

Adult has yellowish wings with brown speckles in between zigzag brown lines across them. It is a micro moths with a wingspan of 1.5 cm (0.39 inch).^[3]

References[]

^ Australian Faunal Directory
^ "Species Details : Lamprosema tiasalis Walker, 1859". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
^ "Metasia tiasalis (Walker, 1859)". Butterfly house. Retrieved 2 March 2018.

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[1] Australian Faunal Directory

[2] "Species Details : Lamprosema tiasalis Walker, 1859". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2 March 2018.

[3] "Metasia tiasalis (Walker, 1859)". Butterfly house. Retrieved 2 March 2018.

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