Metasia gigantalis
| Metasia gigantalis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Metasia[1] |
| Species: | M. gigantalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Metasia gigantalis Staudinger, 1871 | |
Metasia gigantalis is a species of moth in the Crambidae family. It is found in Greece, the Republic of Macedonia and on Cyprus, Crete and Sicily.[2]
Taxonomy
The species was formerly treated as a synonym of Metasia carnealis, but was reinstated as a valid species in 2013.[3]
References
- ↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
- ↑ lepiforum.de
- ↑ SLAMKA, F. (2013): Pyraloidea of Europe (Lepidoptera). Volume 3. Pyraustinae & Spilomelinae. Identification - Distribution - Habitat - Biology. — 357 S., 133