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Metasia ateloxantha

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Metasia ateloxantha is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1887. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland and New South Wales.

The wingspan is 10–11 mm. The forewings are whitish-ochreous, suffusedly irrorated with dark fuscous and with deep reddish-ochreous reflections. the lines are blackish fuscous. The hindwings are ochreous-yellow, the base and centre of the disc irrorated with dark fuscous.

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Metasia ateloxantha Wikipedia


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