Metathrinca ceromorpha
| Metathrinca ceromorpha | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Xyloryctidae |
| Genus: | Metathrinca |
| Species: | M. ceromorpha |
| Binomial name | |
| Metathrinca ceromorpha (Meyrick, 1923) | |
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Metathrinca ceromorpha is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1923. It is found in India (Assam).[1]
The wingspan is about 25 mm. The forewings are light lilac-fuscous, with suffusion of pale ochreous irroration 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]
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