''Metasia'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s of the family
Crambidae
The Crambidae are the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae (grass moths) taking up closely folded postures on grass stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies includ ...
.
Species
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Metasia acharis''
Meyrick, 1889
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Metasia achroa''
(Lower, 1903)
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Metasia albicostalis''
Hampson, 1900
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Metasia albula
''Metasia albula'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1899. It is found on Ambon Island
Ambon Island is part of the Maluku Islands of Indonesia. The island has an area of and is mountainous, well watered ...
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Hampson, 1899
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Metasia alvandalis''
Amsel, 1961
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Metasia angustipennis''
Rothschild, 1921
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Metasia annuliferalis''
Hampson, 1903
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Metasia aphrarcha''
(Meyrick, 1887)
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Metasia arenbergeri''
Slamka, 2013
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Metasia arida''
Hampson, 1913
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Metasia asymmetrica''
Amsel, 1970
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Metasia ateloxantha''
(Meyrick, 1887)
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Metasia belutschistanalis''
Amsel, 1961
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Metasia bilineatella''
Inoue, 1996
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Metasia capnochroa''
(Meyrick, 1884)
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Metasia carnealis''
(Treitschke, 1829)
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Metasia celaenophaes''
(Turner, 1913)
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Metasia chionostigma''
J. F. G. Clarke, 1971
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Metasia comealis''
Amsel, 1961
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Metasia corsicalis''
(Duponchel, 1833)
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Metasia criophora''
Hampson, 1899
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Metasia cuencalis''
Ragonot, 1894
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Metasia cyrnealis''
Schawerda, 1926
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Metasia delotypa''
(Turner, 1913)
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Metasia dicealis''
(Walker, 1859)
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Metasia ectodontalis''
Lower, 1903
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Metasia empelioptera''
J. F. G. Clarke, 1971
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Metasia eremialis''
Hampson, 1913
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Metasia exculta''
Meyrick, 1934
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Metasia familiaris''
(Meyrick, 1884)
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Metasia farsalis''
Amsel, 1961
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Metasia gigantalis''
Staudinger, 1871
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Metasia gnorisma''
J. F. G. Clarke, 1971
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Metasia grootbergensis''
Mey, 2011
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Metasia harmodia''
(Meyrick, 1887)
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Metasia hemicirca''
(Meyrick, 1887)
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Metasia hilarodes''
Meyrick, 1894
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Metasia hodiusalis''
(Walker, 1859)
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Metasia homogama''
(Meyrick, 1887)
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Metasia homophaea''
(Meyrick, 1885)
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Metasia hymenalis''
Guenée, 1854
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Metasia ibericalis''
Ragonot, 1894
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Metasia inustalis''
Ragonot, 1894
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Metasia kasyi''
Amsel, 1970
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Metasia kurdistanalis''
Amsel, 1961
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Metasia laristanalis''
Amsel, 1961
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Metasia liophaea''
(Meyrick, 1887)
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Metasia masculina''
(Strand, 1918)
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Metasia mimicralis''
Amsel, 1970
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Metasia minimalis''
Amsel, 1970
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Metasia morbidalis''
Leech & South, 1901
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Metasia mzabi''
Rothschild, 1913
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Metasia ochrochoa''
(Meyrick, 1887)
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Metasia octogenalis''
Lederer, 1863
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Metasia ophialis''
(Treitschke, 1829)
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Metasia orphnopis''
Turner, 1915
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Metasia ossealis''
Staudinger, 1879
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Metasia paganalis''
South in Leech & South, 1901
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Metasia pagmanalis''
Amsel, 1961
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Metasia parallelalis''
Rothschild, 1921
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Metasia parvalis''
Caradja, 1916
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Metasia perfervidalis''
(Hampson, 1913)
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Metasia perirrorata''
Hampson, 1913
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Metasia pharisalis''
(Walker, 1859)
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Metasia phragmatias''
Lower, 1903
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Metasia polytima''
Turner, 1908
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Metasia profanalis''
(Walker, 1866)
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Metasia punctimarginalis''
Hampson, 1913
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Metasia rebeli''
Slamka, 2013
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Metasia rosealis''
Ragonot, 1895
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Metasia roseocilialis''
Hampson, 1918
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Metasia sabulosalis''
Warren, 1896
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Metasia sefidalis''
Amsel, 1961
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Metasia sinuifera''
Hampson, 1913
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Metasia spilocrossa''
(Turner, 1913)
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Metasia straminealis''
Hampson, 1903
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Metasia strangalota''
(Meyrick, 1887)
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Metasia subtilialis''
Caradja, 1916
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Metasia suppandalis''
(Hübner, 1823)
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Metasia tiasalis''
(Walker, 1859)
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Metasia triplex
''Metasia triplex'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Turner in 1913. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the dista ...
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(Turner, 1913)
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Metasia tumidalis''
Hampson, 1913
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Metasia typhodes''
Turner, 1908
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Metasia vicanalis''
South in Leech & South, 1901
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Metasia virginalis''
Ragonot, 1894
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Metasia xenogama''
(Meyrick, 1884)
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Metasia zinckenialis''
Hampson, 1899
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Metasia zophophanes''
(Turner, 1937)
Former species
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Metasia continualis''
Amsel, 1961
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Metasia cypriusalis''
Amsel, 1958
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Metasia holoxanthia''
Hampson, 1899
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Metasia olbienalis''
Guenée, 1854
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Metasia oranalis''
Caradja, 1916
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Metasia prionogramma''
(Meyrick, 1886)
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Metasia pseudocontinualis''
Amsel, 1961
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Metasia rubricalis''
Rebel, 1939
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Metasia younesalis''
Chrétien, 1915
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
{{Taxonbar, from=Q6823224
Spilomelinae
Crambidae genera
Taxa named by Achille Guenée