Metasia ateloxantha explained

Metasia ateloxantha is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1887. It is found in the Australian states of Queensland[1] and New South Wales.[2]

The wingspan is 10–11 mm. The forewings are whitish ochreous, suffusedly irrorated (sprinkled) with dark fuscous and with deep reddish-ochreous reflections. the lines are blackish fuscous. The hindwings are ochreous yellow, the base and centre of the disc irrorated with dark fuscous.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nuss . M. . etal . 2003–2017 . GlobIZ search . Global Information System on Pyraloidea . July 4, 2018.
  2. Web site: Herbison-Evans . Don . Crossley . Stella . amp . 28 January 2013 . Metasia ateloxantha (Meyrick, 1887) . Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths . 4 July 2018.
  3. Meyrick . E. . 1887 . On Pyralidina from Australia and the South Pacific . Transactions of the Entomological Society of London . 1887 . 242–243 . Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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