Metasia empelioptera is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by John Frederick Gates Clarke in 1971. It is found in French Polynesia, where it has been recorded from the island Rapa Iti.[1][2]
| Metasia empelioptera | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Spilomelinae |
| Genus: | Metasia |
| Species: | M. empelioptera
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| Binomial name | |
| Metasia empelioptera J. F. G. Clarke, 1971
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References
edit- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2024). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
- ^ "Metasia empelioptera". GBIF. Retrieved 2024-08-11.