Metasia ophialis

Metasia ophialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Hexapoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Metasia
Species:	M. ophialis
Binomial name
	Metasia ophialis; (Treitschke, 1829)
Synonyms
	Botys ophialis Treitschke, 1829; Metasia ophialis legrandi Leraut, 2001; Metasia ophialis ab. thanatella Schawerda, 1913;

Metasia ophialis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Central and Southern Europe.

Adults are on wing in June and July depending on the location.

References

Spronck, R. & A. Georis 2008, Metasia ophialis, a new species for the Belgian fauna

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