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Metasia tiasalis

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Metasia tiasalis
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M. tiasalis
Binomial name
Metasia tiasalis
(Walker, 1859)[1]
Synonyms
  • Botys tiasalis Walker, 1859
  • Asopia microchrysalis Walker, [1866]
  • Lamprosema truncitornalis Hampson, 1918

Metasia tiasalis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae.[2]

Distribution

It was described from Sri Lanka, but has also been recorded from Australia (including Queensland).

Description

Adult has yellowish wings with brown speckles in between zigzag brown lines across them. It is a micro moths with a wingspan of 1.5 cm (0.39 inch).[3]

References

  1. ^ Australian Faunal Directory
  2. ^ "Species Details : Lamprosema tiasalis Walker, 1859". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Metasia tiasalis (Walker, 1859)". Butterfly house. Retrieved 2 March 2018.