Metasia tiasalis
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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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- Moths described in 1859
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