Metopoceras delicata

Metopoceras delicata is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the Arabian Peninsula, Iraq, Turkey, Israel, Jordan and Syria.

Metopoceras delicata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Hexapoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Metopoceras
Species:
M. delicata
Binomial name
Metopoceras delicata
(Staudinger, 1898)
Synonyms
  • Nudifrons delicata Staudinger, 1898
  • Metopoceras gauckleri Pungeler, 1905
  • Metopoceras gaucleri Hampson, 1906

The wingspan is about 25 mm. Adults are on wing in April. There is one generation per year.


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