Metasia gigantalis
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| Species: | M. gigantalis
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| Metasia gigantalis Staudinger, 1871
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Metasia gigantalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Greece, the Republic of Macedonia and on Cyprus, Crete and Sicily.[2]
Taxonomy[edit]
The species was formerly treated as a synonym of Metasia carnealis, but was reinstated as a valid species in 2013.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
- ^ lepiforum.de
- ^ SLAMKA, F. (2013): Pyraloidea of Europe (Lepidoptera). Volume 3. Pyraustinae & Spilomelinae. Identification - Distribution - Habitat - Biology. — 357 S., 133