Metasia orphnopis
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| Metasia orphnopis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Spilomelinae |
| Genus: | Metasia |
| Species: | M. orphnopis |
| Binomial name | |
| Metasia orphnopis Turner, 1915 | |
Metasia orphnopis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Turner in 1915. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1][2][3]
The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are fuscous with dark-fuscous lines. The hindwings are as the forewings, but with a curved antemedian line.[4]
