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 | |
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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]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ XII. On Pyralidina from Australia and the South Pacific
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