Metasia homogama

Metasia homogama
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Metasia
Species: M. homogama
Binomial name
Metasia homogama
(Meyrick, 1887)
Synonyms
  • Eurycreon homogama Meyrick, 1887

Metasia homogama is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1887. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Western Australia.[1]

The wingspan is 16–20 mm. The forewings are whitish-ochreous in males, tinged with brownish and with the costa obscurely suffused with pale brownish-ochreous. In female, the forewings are wholly pale brownish-ochreous with cloudy, fuscous lines. The hindwings have a similar colour and markings as the forewings.[2]

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