Metantithyra silvestrella

Metantithyra silvestrella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Metantithyra
Viette, 1957
Species: M. silvestrella
Binomial name
Metantithyra silvestrella
Viette, 1957

Metantithyra silvestrella is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family, and the only species in the genus Metantithyra. It was described by Viette in 1957 and is found on La Réunion.[1][2]

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