Metasia mzabi
Metasia mzabi is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Rothschild in 1913. It is found in Algeria.[1]
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| Species: | M. mzabi |
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| Metasia mzabi Rothschild, 1913 | |
The length of the forewings is about 11 mm. The forewings are white, although the basal fourth, costal area and outer fifth are sandy brownish orange. There is a large sandy yellow stigma, encircled with brown and a straight antemedial band, as well as a curved chocolate-brown transverse band. The terminal line is thin and brown. The hindwings are white with a sandy brownish orange stigma, postdiscal band and terminal band.[2]
References
- "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- Novit. Zool. 20 (1): 141
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