Metopoceras kneuckeri is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Hans Rebel in 1903. It is found in northwest Africa, Pakistan, and the United Arab Emirates.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Metopoceras |
| Species: | M. kneuckeri
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| Metopoceras kneuckeri (Rebel, 1903)
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The wingspan is about 26 mm. Adults are on wing from March to April. There is one generation per year.
The larvae probably feed on babul trees.
Subspecies
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- Metopoceras kneuckeri gloriosa (Algeria, Morocco, Mauretania, Canary Islands)
- Metopoceras kneuckeri ariefera (Oman, Bahrain, Iran, Pakistan)
External links
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- Kravchenko, V. D.; Fibiger, M.; Muller, G. & Ronkay, L. (March 2005). "The Cuculliinae of Israel (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)" (PDF). SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología. 33 (129): 83–95.
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