Metasia acharis
| Metasia acharis | |
|---|---|
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| 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
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia
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