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Metathrinca rosaria

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Metathrinca rosaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Metathrinca
Species:
M. rosaria
Binomial name
Metathrinca rosaria
(Meyrick, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Ptochoryctis rosaria Meyrick, 1907

Metathrinca rosaria is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1907. It is found in Bhutan.[1]

The wingspan is 23–24 mm. The forewings are shining snow white with a submarginal series of seven black dots around the apex and termen. The hindwings are white.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (August 27, 2014). "Metathrinca rosaria (Meyrick, 1907)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  2. ^ Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 17 (3): 740.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.