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Metasia dicealis

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Metasia dicealis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Spilomelinae
Genus: Metasia
Species:
M. dicealis
Binomial name
Metasia dicealis
(Walker, 1859)[1]
Synonyms
  • Scopula dicealis Walker, 1859

Metasia dicealis is a moth of the family Crambidae described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is known from Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and Victoria.

The wingspan is about 20 mm.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Australian Faunal Directory". Environment.gov.au. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  2. ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (5 July 2011). "Metasia dicealis (Walker, 1859)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 30 May 2018.