Metasia typhodes

Metasia typhodes is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Turner in 1908. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]

Metasia typhodes
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M. typhodes
Binomial name
Metasia typhodes
Turner, 1908

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are fuscous with darker lines. The hindwings are also fuscous, with a single transverse darker line from tornus to the costa.[2]

References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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