Metopoceras philbyi is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Wiltshire in 1980. It is endemic to western Arabia and is known from various locations on the Arabian Peninsula as well as in Jordan and Israel.
| Metopoceras philbyi | |
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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. philbyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Metopoceras philbyi Wiltshire, 1980
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Adults are on wing from March to April. There is one generation per year.
External links
edit- 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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