Metasia acharis

Metasia acharis
Smithfield Regional Park, near JCU Cairns, Queensland, 18 January 2016
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Metasia
Species: M. acharis
Binomial name
Metasia acharis
Meyrick, 1889

Metasia acharis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1889. It is found in New Guinea[1] and Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The wings are pale brown with a pattern of dark brown zigzag lines.[2]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia


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