Metasia ophialis

Metasia ophialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Metasia
Species: M. ophialis
Binomial name
Metasia ophialis
(Treitschke, 1829)
Synonyms
  • Botys ophialis Treitschke, 1829
  • Metasia ophialis legrandi Leraut, 2001
  • Metasia ophialis ab. thanatella Schawerda, 1913

Metasia ophialis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae, subfamily Pyraustinae.

It is found in Central and Southern Europe.

The moth flies in June and July depending on the location.

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