Metasia harmodia

Metasia harmodia is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1887. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Western Australia.[1]

Metasia harmodia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Metasia
Species:
M. harmodia
Binomial name
Metasia harmodia
(Meyrick, 1887)
Synonyms
  • Criophthona harmodia Meyrick, 1887

The wingspan is 15–18 mm. The forewings are shining ochreous fuscous, the lines obscurely darker. The first from one-fourth of the costa to one-third of the inner margin, sometimes anteriorly whitish edged near the inner margin. The second runs from three-fourths of the costa to two-thirds of the inner margin, posteriorly partially finely edged with white, sometimes forming a spot on the costa. There is a roundish spot outlined with darker before the middle, and a subquadrate spot somewhat more distinctly outlined beyond the middle. The hindwings are fuscous grey, but darker towards apex.[2]

References
  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. XII. On Pyralidina from Australia and the South Pacific Transactions of The Royal Entomological Society of London 1887 35: 265-266 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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