Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Pyralidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Metoecis
Mabille, 1879 | |
Metoecis carnifex is a species of snout moth, and the only species in the genus Metoecis. It was described by Coquerel in 1855. It is found on Madagascar and South Africa.
The larvae are parasitic on Anaphe infraeta. They perforate the newly formed cocoons and pupate within the cocoon envelope.
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