Metoecis carnifex
| Metoecis carnifex | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Metoecis[1] Mabille, 1879 |
| Species: | M. carnifex |
| Binomial name | |
| Metoecis carnifex (Coquerel, 1855) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Metoecis carnifex is a species of snout moth, and the only species in the genus Metoecis. It was described by Coquerel in 1855. It is found on Madagascar and South Africa.[2]
The larvae are parasitic on Anaphe infraeta. They perforate the newly formed cocoons and pupate within the cocoon envelope.
References
- ↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ↑ Afro Moths
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