| Metaprotus asuridia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Metaprotus |
| Species: | M. asuridia |
| Binomial name | |
| Metaprotus asuridia (Butler, 1886) | |
| Synonyms | |
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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]
Pyraustinae is a large subfamily of the lepidopteran family Crambidae, the crambid snout moths. It currently includes over 1,400 species; most of them tropical but some found in temperate regions including both North America and Europe.
Metaprotus is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.
Metaprotus magnifica 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 New South Wales.