Metasia tiasalis

Metasia tiasalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Metasia
Species:	M. tiasalis
Binomial name
	Metasia tiasalis; (Walker, 1859)[1]
Synonyms
	Botys tiasalis Walker, 1859; Asopia microchrysalis Walker, [1866]; Lamprosema truncitornalis Hampson, 1918;

Metasia tiasalis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae.[2]

Distribution

It was described from Sri Lanka, but has also been recorded from Australia (including Queensland).

Description

Adult has yellowish wings with brown speckles in between zigzag brown lines across them. It is a micro moths with a wingspan of 1.5 cm (0.39 inch).[3]

References

Australian Faunal Directory
"Species Details : Lamprosema tiasalis Walker, 1859". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
"Metasia tiasalis (Walker, 1859)". Butterfly house. Retrieved 2 March 2018.

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[1] Australian Faunal Directory

[2] "Species Details : Lamprosema tiasalis Walker, 1859". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2 March 2018.

[3] "Metasia tiasalis (Walker, 1859)". Butterfly house. Retrieved 2 March 2018.