Metoeca

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Metoeca
Metoeca foedalis.jpg
Metoeca foedalis1.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Metoeca [1]

Warren, 1896 [2]
Species:
M. foedalis
Binomial name
Metoeca foedalis
(Guenée, 1854) [3]
Synonyms
  • Isopteryx foedalisGuenée, 1854
  • Isopteryx tenellalisGuenée, 1854
  • Isopteryx leucothoalisWalker, 1859
  • Isopteryx spilomelalisWalker, 1859
  • Zebronia oethonalisWalker, 1859
  • Hydrocampa scitalisLederer, 1863
  • Physematia epispilaMeyrick, 1886
  • Nymphula pseudofoedalisStrand, 1913
  • Nymphula cantonalisCaradja, 1925

Metoeca is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species Metoeca foedalis, which has a wide distribution, including the Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, South Africa, [4] China, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, Myanmar and Australia (Queensland).

The wingspan is about 15 mm. Adult are white with dark brown dots and lines and pale brown blobs. [5]

Crambid Moth (Metoeca foedalis) (23728763210).jpg

References

  1. ↑ Natural History Museum; Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul (2023). "Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database". Nhm.ac.uk. doi:10.5519/s93616qw . Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  2. ↑ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  3. ↑ Australian Faunal Directory
  4. ↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Metoeca foedalis (Guenée, 1854)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  5. ↑ Australian Insects
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