Metathrinca parabola
Metathrinca parabola | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia
|
Phylum: | Arthropoda
|
Class: | Insecta
|
Order: | |
Family: | |
Genus: | |
Species: | M. parabola
|
Binomial name | |
Metathrinca parabola (Meyrick, 1914)
| |
Synonyms | |
|
Metathrinca parabola is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found in southern India.[1]
The wingspan is about 25 mm. The forewings are silvery white with the costal edge dark fuscous towards the base and the dorsal area tinged with ochreous. There is a submarginal series of blackish dots around the apex and termen, that between veins 5 and 6 is absent, one on each side of this minute, one above the apex and two nearest the tornus large. The hindwings are ochreous white.[2]
References[]
- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (August 27, 2014). "Metathrinca parabola (Meyrick, 1914)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- ^ Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 22 (4): 778.
Categories:
- Metathrinca
- Moths described in 1914
- Xyloryctidae stubs