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Metachrostis velocior

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Superfamily
  
Noctuoidea

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Family
  
Erebidae

Metachrostis velocior is a species of moth of the Erebidae family. It was described by Staudinger in 1892. It is found on Malta, Crete and Cyprus, as well as in southern Italy, Greece, Turkey and the Middle East.

The wingspan is 20–24 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July in one generation per year.

References

Metachrostis velocior Wikipedia