Metopoceras philbyi

Metopoceras philbyi is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Wiltshire in 1980. It is endemic to western Arabia and is known from various locations on the Arabian Peninsula as well as in Jordan and Israel.

Metopoceras philbyi
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M. philbyi
Binomial name
Metopoceras philbyi
Wiltshire, 1980

Adults are on wing from March to April. There is one generation per year.

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