Metasia tiasalis

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Metasia tiasalis
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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[edit]

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

Description[edit]

It is a micro moths with a wingspan of 1.5 cm (0.39 inch).[3]

References[edit]

  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.