Metopoceras kneuckeri
| Metopoceras kneuckeri | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Metopoceras |
| Species: | M. kneuckeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Metopoceras kneuckeri (Rebel, 1903) | |
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Metopoceras kneuckeri is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from northwest Africa to Pakistan.
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 Acacia arabica.
Subspecies
- Metopoceras kneuckeri kneuckeri
- Metopoceras kneuckeri gloriosa (Algeria, Morocco, Mauretania, Canary Islands)
- Metopoceras kneuckeri ariefera (Oman, Bahrain, Iran, Pakistan)
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