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Metopoceras khalildja is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Morocco, Spain, Sicily, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt

Metopoceras khalildja
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Hexapoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Metopoceras
Species:	M. khalildja
Binomial name
Metopoceras khalildja Oberthür, 1884
Synonyms
Metopoceras chalildja Hampson, 1906 Metopoceras gypsata Turati, 1922 Metopoceras sagarraina (Peres, deGregorio, Romana & Ferrer-Vidal, 1980)

The wingspan is about 29 mm. Adults are on wing in March.

Subspecies

• Metopoceras khalildja khalildja
• Metopoceras khalildja suenderi (Formentera, Balearic Islands)

External links

• species info

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