Mystacernis
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Genus: | Mystacernis Meyrick, 1915
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Species: | M. alphesta
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Mystacernis alphesta Meyrick, 1915
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Mystacernis alphesta is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae, and the only species in the genus Mystacernis. The genus and species were both described by Edward Meyrick in 1915 and are found in Malawi.[1][2]
The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are brownish-ochreous suffusedly irrorated with fuscous. The discal stigmata are cloudy and dark fuscous, connected by pale ochreous suffusion. The hindwings are pale grey.[3]
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Categories:
- Xyloryctidae
- Xyloryctidae genera
- Monotypic moth genera
- Taxa named by Edward Meyrick
- Xyloryctidae stubs