Metasia delotypa

Metasia delotypa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Metasia
Species: M. delotypa
Binomial name
Metasia delotypa
(Turner, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Criophthona delotypa Turner, 1913

Metasia delotypa is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Turner in 1913. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland[1] and New South Wales.

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The wings are lightly speckled grey-brown with dark zigzag lines.[2]

References

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


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