Metaxmeste phrygialis

Metaxmeste phrygialis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1976. It is found in mountainous areas of Europe, including the Alps.

Metaxmeste phrygialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Metaxmeste
Species:
M. phrygialis
Binomial name
Metaxmeste phrygialis
(Hübner, 1796)
Synonyms
  • Pyralis phrygialis Hübner, 1796
  • Metaxmeste cineralis Della Beffa, 1942
  • Hercyna lineolalis Eversmann, 1844
  • Hercyna phrygialis var. nevadalis Staudinger, 1859
  • Metaxmeste phrygialis iberoprovincialis (Luquet, 1997)
  • Metaxmeste sericealis Hübner, 1825
  • Phalaena Noctua monedula Esper, 1805
  • Pyralis sericalis Hübner, 1796
  • Pyralis rupicolalis Hübner, 1799
  • Titanio kardakoffi E. M. Hering, 1940
  • Titanio phrygialis f. aprutialis Costantini, 1923
  • Titanio phrygialis var. sericealis Caradja, 1916

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The moth flies from June to August depending on the location.


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