Metasia tiasalis (Walker, 1859) is a animal in the Crambidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Metasia tiasalis (Walker, 1859)

Metasia tiasalis (Walker, 1859)

Metasia tiasalis is a small micro moth described from Sri Lanka and also recorded in Australia.

Family
Genus
Metasia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Metasia tiasalis (Walker, 1859)

Metasia tiasalis (Walker, 1859) is a species of micro moth. It has a wingspan of 1.5 cm, which equals 0.39 inch. This species was first described from specimens collected in Sri Lanka. It has also been recorded in Australia, including the state of Queensland.

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Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Crambidae › Metasia

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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