Metathrinca ceromorpha

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

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

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
  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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