Biology:Metaprotus magnifica
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Metaprotus |
| Species: | M. magnifica
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| Binomial name | |
| Metaprotus magnifica (Meyrick, 1887)
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Metaprotus magnifica is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1887.[1] It is found in Australia , where it has been recorded from New South Wales.[2][3]
The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are black with three orange fasciae and an orange dot at the costa. The hindwings are black with a broad orange median band and a small cloudy orange spot beneath the costa before the apex, as well as a larger orange spot before the middle of the hindmargin. Adults have been recorded on wing in October.[4]
References
- ↑ Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Mally, Richard; Hayden, James; Bauer, Franziska; Segerer, Andreas et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Metaprotus magnifica". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=3221.
- ↑ "Metaprotus magnifica". CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences. http://www1.ala.org.au/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=31855.
- ↑ Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1887 (3): 200.
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Wikidata ☰ Q13847986 entry
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