Metaprotus magnifica

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Metaprotus magnifica
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Metaprotus
Species:
M. magnifica
Binomial name
Metaprotus magnifica
(Meyrick, 1887)
Synonyms
  • Siculodes magnificaMeyrick, 1887

Metaprotus magnifica is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1887. [1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales. [2] [3]

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are black with three orange fasciae and an orange dot at the costa. The hindwings are black with a broad orange median band and a small cloudy orange spot beneath the costa before the apex, as well as a larger orange spot before the middle of the hindmargin. Adults have been recorded on wing in October. [4]

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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. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Metaprotus magnifica". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Metaprotus magnifica". Australian Moths Online. CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences. Archived from the original on 11 May 2018.
  4. ↑ Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1887 (3): 200. PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .


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