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Metasia empelioptera

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Metasia empelioptera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Spilomelinae
Genus: Metasia
Species:
M. empelioptera
Binomial name
Metasia empelioptera
J. F. G. Clarke, 1971

Metasia empelioptera is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by John Frederick Gates Clarke in 1971. It is found in French Polynesia, where it has been recorded from the island Rapa Iti.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2024). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  2. ^ "Metasia empelioptera". GBIF. Retrieved 2024-08-11.