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Metamesia elegans

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Metamesia elegans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Metamesia
Species:
M. elegans
Binomial name
Metamesia elegans
Synonyms
  • Lozotaenia elegans Walsingham, 1881
  • Lozotaenia elegantana Vari, 1962
  • Cacoecia hedrastis Meyrick, 1908
  • Tortrix prona Meyrick, 1911

Metamesia elegans is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, South Africa (Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal), Tanzania and Uganda.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ tortricidae.com
  2. ^ An illustrated catalogue of the type specimens of Tortricidae in the Iziko South African Museum, Cape Town (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)
  3. ^ Afro Moths
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