Metaprotus asuridia

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Metaprotus asuridia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Metaprotus
Species:
M. asuridia
Binomial name
Metaprotus asuridia
(Butler, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Gonocausta asuridiaButler, 1886

Metaprotus asuridia is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1886. [1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland. [2]

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References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Metaprotus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms