Metasia phragmatias

Metasia phragmatias is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Lower in 1903. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]

Metasia phragmatias
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Metasia
Species:
M. phragmatias
Binomial name
Metasia phragmatias
Lower, 1903
Synonyms
  • Metasia diplophragma Turner, 1908

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are whitish-ochreous with fuscous markings and some fuscous suffusion at the base. The hindwings have the same colour as the forewings.[2]

References
  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia


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