Metopoceras kneuckeri

Updated on Jan 08, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Hexapoda Order Lepidoptera Scientific name Metopoceras kneuckeri		Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Family Noctuidae Rank Species

Metopoceras kneuckeri is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from northwest Africa to Pakistan.

The wingspan is about 26 mm. Adults are on wing from March to April. There is one generation per year.

The larvae probably feed on Acacia arabica.

Subspecies

Metopoceras kneuckeri kneuckeri

Metopoceras kneuckeri gloriosa (Algeria, Morocco, Mauretania, Canary Islands)

Metopoceras kneuckeri ariefera (Oman, Bahrain, Iran, Pakistan)

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