Metasia triplex

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

Metasia triplex 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]

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings have three oblique fuscous lines, as well as an indistinct interrupted terminal line. The hindwings are whitish.[2]

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