Metaprotus magnifica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Metaprotus |
Species: | M. magnifica
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Binomial name | |
Metaprotus magnifica (
Meyrick, 1887)
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Synonyms | |
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Metaprotus magnifica is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1887. [1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales. [2] [3]
The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are black with three orange fasciae and an orange dot at the costa. The hindwings are black with a broad orange median band and a small cloudy orange spot beneath the costa before the apex, as well as a larger orange spot before the middle of the hindmargin. Adults have been recorded on wing in October. [4]
Metaprotus magnifica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Metaprotus |
Species: | M. magnifica
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Binomial name | |
Metaprotus magnifica (
Meyrick, 1887)
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Synonyms | |
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Metaprotus magnifica is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1887. [1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales. [2] [3]
The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are black with three orange fasciae and an orange dot at the costa. The hindwings are black with a broad orange median band and a small cloudy orange spot beneath the costa before the apex, as well as a larger orange spot before the middle of the hindmargin. Adults have been recorded on wing in October. [4]