Metaprotus magnifica

Metaprotus magnifica is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1887.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.[2][3]

Metaprotus magnifica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Metaprotus
Species:
M. magnifica
Binomial name
Metaprotus magnifica
(Meyrick, 1887)
Synonyms
  • Siculodes magnifica Meyrick, 1887

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are black with three orange fasciae and an orange dot at the costa. The hindwings are black with a broad orange median band and a small cloudy orange spot beneath the costa before the apex, as well as a larger orange spot before the middle of the hindmargin. Adults have been recorded on wing in October.[4]

References

  1. Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Mally, Richard; Hayden, James; Bauer, Franziska; Segerer, Andreas; Li, Houhun; Schouten, Rob; Solis, M. Alma; Trofimova, Tatiana; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Metaprotus magnifica". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  3. "Metaprotus magnifica". Australian Moths Online. CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences. Archived from the original on 11 May 2018.
  4. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1887 (3): 200. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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