Metallarcha pseliota

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Metallarcha pseliota
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Metallarcha
Species:
M. pseliota
Binomial name
Metallarcha pseliota
Meyrick, 1887

Metallarcha pseliota is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1887. It is found in Australia, [1] where it has been recorded from Western Australia. [2]

The wingspan is 18–20 mm. The forewings are white, slightly ochreous tinged. The markings are blackish, consisting of a somewhat irregular streak along the costa from the base to four-fifths and a semi-oval spot on the inner margin at one-third, beyond which the inner margin is ochreous yellow. There is a blackish hind marginal band, closely approaching second line containing a submarginal series of seven round deep ochreous-yellow spots. The hindwings are ochreous yellow with a dark fuscous irregular fascia from the apex towards two-thirds of the inner margin. [3]

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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. "Metallarcha pseliota Meyrick, 1887". Australian Moths Online. CSIRO. Archived from the original on 14 January 2015.
  3. "On Pyralidina from Australia and the South Pacific".PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .