Metoeca foedalis Guenée, 1854 is a animal in the Crambidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Metoeca foedalis Guenée, 1854 (Metoeca foedalis Guenée, 1854)
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Metoeca foedalis Guenée, 1854

Metoeca foedalis Guenée, 1854

Metoeca is a monotypic Crambidae moth genus, whose only species is the 15 mm wingspan Metoeca foedalis with a broad distribution.

Family
Genus
Metoeca
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Metoeca foedalis Guenée, 1854

Metoeca is a moth genus that belongs to the family Crambidae. This genus contains just one species, Metoeca foedalis Guenée, 1854. Metoeca foedalis has a wide geographical distribution, which includes the Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, South Africa, China, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, Myanmar, and the Australian state of Queensland. The wingspan of this species measures approximately 15 mm. Adult individuals of Metoeca foedalis are white with dark brown dots, dark brown lines, and pale brown blobs.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Crambidae Metoeca

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

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