Metallostichodes nigrocyanella Constant, 1865 is a animal in the Pyralidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Metallostichodes nigrocyanella Constant, 1865

Metallostichodes nigrocyanella Constant, 1865

Metallostichodes nigrocyanella is a 13 mm wingspan snout moth found across parts of Southern Europe and Western Asia.

Family
Genus
Metallostichodes
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Metallostichodes nigrocyanella Constant, 1865

Metallostichodes nigrocyanella (described by Constant in 1865) is a species of snout moth. It has a wingspan of approximately 13 millimeters. This moth species is found in France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Croatia, Greece, Turkey, and on the island of Cyprus.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Pyralidae Metallostichodes

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