Metopoceras kneuckeri
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Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Arthropoda
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Class: | Insecta
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Species: | M. kneuckeri
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Binomial name | |
Metopoceras kneuckeri (Rebel, 1903)
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Metopoceras kneuckeri is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Hans Rebel in 1903. It is found from northwest Africa to Pakistan.
The wingspan is about 26 mm. Adults are on wing from March to April. There is one generation per year.
The larvae probably feed on Acacia arabica.
Subspecies[]
- Metopoceras kneuckeri kneuckeri
- Metopoceras kneuckeri gloriosa (Algeria, Morocco, Mauretania, Canary Islands)
- Metopoceras kneuckeri ariefera (Oman, Bahrain, Iran, Pakistan)
External links[]
- species info
- Kravchenko, V. D.; Fibiger, M.; Muller, G. & Ronkay, L. (March 2005). "The Cuculliinae of Israel (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)" (PDF). SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología. 33 (129): 83–95.
Categories:
- Metopoceras
- Moths described in 1903
- Moths of Asia
- Moths of Africa
- Cuculliinae stubs