Metoecis

Metoecis is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Paul Mabille in 1879. Its only species, Metoecis carnifex, was described by Charles Coquerel in 1855.[1] It is found on Madagascar and South Africa.[2]

Metoecis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pyralidae
Genus:
Metoecis

Mabille, 1879
Species:
M. carnifex
Binomial name
Metoecis carnifex
(Coquerel, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Chilo carnifex Coquerel, 1855
  • Metoecis lepidocerella Mabille, 1879

The larvae are parasitic on Anaphe infraeta. They perforate the newly formed cocoons and pupate within the cocoon envelope.

References
  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  2. De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Metoecis carnifex (Coquerel, 1855)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 14, 2017.


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