Metoecis
Genus of moths
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Metoecis is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Paul Mabille in 1879. Its only species, Metoecis carnifex, was described by Charles Coquerel in 1855.[1] It is found on Madagascar and South Africa.[2]
| Metoecis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Subfamily: | Phycitinae |
| Genus: | Metoecis Mabille, 1879 |
| Species: | M. carnifex |
| Binomial name | |
| Metoecis carnifex (Coquerel, 1855) | |
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