Metoecis
| Metoecis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Subfamily: | Phycitinae |
| Genus: | Metoecis Mabille, 1879 |
| Species: | M. carnifex |
| Binomial name | |
| Metoecis carnifex (Coquerel, 1855) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Metoecis is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Paul Mabille in 1879. Its only species, Metoecis carnifex, was described by Charles Coquerel in 1855. It is found on Madagascar and South Africa.
References
- ↑ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
- ↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Metoecis carnifex (Coquerel, 1855)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
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