Metathrinca ceromorpha is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1923. It is found in Assam, India.[1]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Xyloryctidae |
Genus: | Metathrinca |
Species: | M. ceromorpha
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Binomial name | |
Metathrinca ceromorpha (Meyrick, 1923)
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The wingspan is about 25 mm. The forewings are light lilac fuscous, with a suffusion of pale ochreous irroration (sprinkles) gradually increasing upwards, and with the costa pale ochreous. There is an indistinct cloudy fuscous pre-terminal line angulated opposite the apex. The hindwings are light grey.[2]
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (August 27, 2014). "Metathrinca ceromorpha (Meyrick, 1923)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- ^ Meyrick, Edward (1916–1923). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (20): 612. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.