Metopoceras khalildja

Metopoceras khalildja
Metopoceras khalildja
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Metopoceras
Species: M. khalildja
Binomial name
Metopoceras khalildja
Oberthür, 1884
Synonyms
  • Metopoceras chalildja Hampson, 1906
  • Metopoceras gypsata Turati, 1922
  • Metopoceras sagarraina (Peres, deGregorio, Romana & Ferrer-Vidal, 1980)

Metopoceras khalildja is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Morocco, Spain, Sicily, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt

The wingspan is about 29 mm. Adults are on wing in March.

Subspecies

  • Metopoceras khalildja khalildja
  • Metopoceras khalildja saundersi (Formentera, Balearic Islands)


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