Metasia perfervidalis

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Metasia perfervidalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Metasia
Species:M. perfervidalis
Binomial name
Metasia perfervidalis
(Hampson, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Pyrausta perfervidalisHampson, 1913
  • Pyrausta prostygialisHampson, 1913
  • Syngamia xanthofumosaGhesquière, 1942

Metasia perfervidalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1913. [1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Katanga), Kenya and South Africa. [2]

Moth Group of mostly-nocturnal insects in the order Lepidoptera

Moths comprise a group of insects related to butterflies, belonging to the order Lepidoptera. Most lepidopterans are moths, and there are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species.

Crambidae Family of insects

The Crambidae are the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae taking up closely folded postures on grass stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies include brightly coloured and patterned insects which rest in wing-spread attitudes.

Sir George Francis Hampson, 10th Baronet was a British entomologist.

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References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Metasia perfervidalis (Hampson, 1913)". Afromoths. Retrieved October 28, 2018.