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Meca astralis

Meca astralis is a species of snout moth, and the only species in the genus Meca. Both the species and genus were described by Ferdinand Karsch in 1900. It is known from southern Cameroon.

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Meca astralis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Subfamily: Pyralinae
Genus: Meca
Karsch, 1900
Species:
M. astralis
Binomial name
Meca astralis
Karsch, 1900

Meca astralis is a species of snout moth, and the only species in the genus Meca. Both the species and genus were described by Ferdinand Karsch in 1900. It is known from southern Cameroon.1

References

References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 29, 2011.