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Metathrinca ceromorpha

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Metathrinca ceromorpha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Metathrinca
Species:
M. ceromorpha
Binomial name
Metathrinca ceromorpha
(Meyrick, 1923)
Synonyms
  • Ptochoryctis ceromorpha Meyrick, 1923

Metathrinca ceromorpha is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1923. It is found in Assam, India.[1]

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

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (August 27, 2014). "Metathrinca ceromorpha (Meyrick, 1923)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  2. ^ Meyrick, Edward (1916–1923). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (20): 612. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.