Metachrostis velocior

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Boletobiinae
Genus: Metachrostis
Species: M. velocior
Binomial name
Metachrostis velocior
(Staudinger, 1892)
Synonyms
  • Thalpochares velox velocior Staudiger, 1892
  • Eublemma velocior deserta Amsel, 1935

Metachrostis velocior is a species of moth of the Erebidae family. It was described by Staudinger in 1892. It is found on Malta, Crete and Cyprus, as well as in southern Italy, Greece, Turkey and the Middle East.[1]

The wingspan is 20–24 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July in one generation per year.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Metachrostis at funet
  2. ↑ Recent records of Noctuidae from Malta, with five species new to the European fauna, and a new subspecies


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