Metoeca
Genus of moths
Metoeca | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Metoeca[1] Warren, 1896[2] |
Species: | M. foedalis |
Binomial name | |
Metoeca foedalis (Guenée, 1854)[3] | |
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Metoeca is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species Metoeca foedalis, which has a wide distribution, including the Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, South Africa,[4] China, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, Myanmar and Australia (Queensland).
The wingspan is about 15 mm. Adult are white with dark brown dots and lines and pale brown blobs.[5]
References
- ^ "Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database". Nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ^ Australian Faunal Directory
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Metoeca foedalis (Guenée, 1854)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
- ^ Australian Insects
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