Mecyna gracilis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1879. It is found in the Russian Far East, Japan,[1] Taiwan[2] and China.[3]

Mecyna gracilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Mecyna
Species:
M. gracilis
Binomial name
Mecyna gracilis
(Butler, 1879)
Synonyms
  • Samea gracilis Butler, 1879
  • Uresiphita gracilis
  • Botys explicatalis Christoph, 1881
  • Pyrausta gracilis meridionalis Caradja & Meyrick, 1934

The wingspan is 20–24 mm.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ Taibnet - Catalogue of Life in Taiwan
  3. ^ BOLD Systems
  4. ^ Japanese Moths