Metasia phragmatias
| Metasia phragmatias | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Metasia |
| Species: | M. phragmatias |
| Binomial name | |
| Metasia phragmatias Lower, 1903 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Metasia phragmatias is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Lower in 1903. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]
The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are whitish-ochreous with fuscous markings and some fuscous suffusion at the base. The hindwings have the same colour as the forewings.[2]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia