Metoeca

Metoeca is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species Metoeca foedalis, which has a wide distribution, including the Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, South Africa,[4] China, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand and Australia (Queensland).

Metoeca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Metoeca[1]

Warren, 1896[2]
Species:
M. foedalis
Binomial name
Metoeca foedalis
(Guenée, 1854)[3]
Synonyms
  • Isopteryx foedalis Guenée, 1854
  • Isopteryx tenellalis Guenée, 1854
  • Isopteryx leucothoalis Walker, 1859
  • Isopteryx spilomelalis Walker, 1859
  • Zebronia oethonalis Walker, 1859
  • Hydrocampa scitalis Lederer, 1863
  • Physematia epispila Meyrick, 1886
  • Nymphula pseudofoedalis Strand, 1913
  • Nymphula cantonalis Caradja, 1925

The wingspan is about 15 mm. Adult are white with dark brown dots and lines and pale brown blobs.[5]

References
  1. "Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database". Nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  2. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  3. Australian Faunal Directory
  4. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Metoeca foedalis (Guenée, 1854)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  5. Australian Insects


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