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Metasia phragmatias

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Crambidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Metasia

Metasia phragmatias is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Lower in 1903. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are whitish-ochreous with fuscous markings and some fuscous suffusion at the base. The hindwings have the same colour as the forewings.

References

Metasia phragmatias Wikipedia