Metasia xenogama

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Metasia xenogama
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M. xenogama
Binomial name
Metasia xenogama
(Meyrick, 1884)
Synonyms
  • Eurycreon xenogamaMeyrick, 1884

Metasia xenogama is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1884. It is found in the Australian states of South Australia [1] and Western Australia. [2]

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References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  2. Meyrick, E. (1887). "On Pyralidina from Australia and the South Pacific". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1887: 239 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.