Metathrinca ceromorpha

Metathrinca ceromorpha
Scientific classification
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[]

^ 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.

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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.

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