Metoecis

Metoecis is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Paul Mabille in 1879. Its only species, Metoecis carnifex, was described by Charles Coquerel in 1855.^[1] It is found on Madagascar and South Africa.^[2]

Metoecis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Subfamily:	Phycitinae
Genus:	Metoecis Mabille, 1879
Species:	M. carnifex
Binomial name
Metoecis carnifex (Coquerel, 1855)
Synonyms
Chilo carnifex Coquerel, 1855 Metoecis lepidocerella Mabille, 1879