Anerastia metallactis
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Anerastia metallactis is a species of snout moths
in the genus Anerastia
. It was described by Meyrick in 1887. It is found in Australia
.
Pyralidae
The Pyralidae or snout moths are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many classifications, the grass moths are included in the Pyralidae as a subfamily, making the combined group one of the largest families in the Lepidoptera...
in the genus Anerastia
Anerastia
Anerastia is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Hübner, in 1825, and is known from Egypt, Sudan.-Species:* Anerastia dubia Gerasimov, 1929* Anerastia flaveolella Ragonot, 1887* Anerastia gnathosella...
. It was described by Meyrick in 1887. It is found in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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