Metathrinca illuvialis

Metathrinca illuvialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Xyloryctidae
Genus:	Metathrinca
Species:	M. illuvialis
Binomial name
	Metathrinca illuvialis; (Meyrick, 1914)
Synonyms
	Ptochryctis illuvialis Meyrick, 1914;

Metathrinca illuvialis is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found in Assam, India.^[1]

The wingspan is about 26 mm. The forewings are whitish ochreous, with a faint grey tinge and with the costal edge dark fuscous towards the base. There is a submarginal series of seven large black dots around the apex and termen. The hindwings are ochreous whitish.^[2]

References

^ Savela, Markku, ed. (August 27, 2014). "Metathrinca illuvialis (Meyrick, 1914)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
^ Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 22 (4): 778.

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[1] Savela, Markku, ed. (August 27, 2014). "Metathrinca illuvialis (Meyrick, 1914)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 7, 2020.

[2] Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 22 (4): 778.

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