Metopoceras philbyi

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Metopoceras philbyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Species:
M. philbyi
Binomial name
Metopoceras philbyi
Wiltshire, 1980

Metopoceras philbyi is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Wiltshire in 1980. It is endemic to western Arabia and is known from various locations on the Arabian Peninsula as well as in Jordan and Israel.

Adults are on wing from March to April. There is one generation per year.

External links[]

  • 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.


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