Biology:Metaxmeste phrygialis

Short description: Species of moth

Metaxmeste phrygialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Metaxmeste
Species:	M. phrygialis
Binomial name
Metaxmeste phrygialis (Hübner, 1796)
Synonyms
Pyralis phrygialis Hübner, 1796 Metaxmeste cineralis Della Beffa, 1942 Hercyna lineolalis Eversmann, 1844 Hercyna phrygialis var. nevadalis Staudinger, 1859 Metaxmeste phrygialis iberoprovincialis (Luquet, 1997) Metaxmeste sericealis Hübner, 1825 Phalaena Noctua monedula Esper, 1805 Pyralis sericalis Hübner, 1796 Pyralis rupicolalis Hübner, 1799 Titanio kardakoffi E. M. Hering, 1940 Titanio phrygialis f. aprutialis Costantini, 1923 Titanio phrygialis var. sericealis Caradja, 1916

Metaxmeste phrygialis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1976. It is found in mountainous areas of Europe, including the Alps.

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The moth flies from June to August depending on the location.

External links

• UKMoths
• Swedish Moths

Wikidata ☰ Q6823322 entry