Metathrinca memnon
| Metathrinca memnon | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Xyloryctidae |
| Genus: | Metathrinca |
| Species: | M. memnon |
| Binomial name | |
| Metathrinca memnon Meyrick, 1914 | |
Metathrinca memnon is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1914. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]
The wingspan is about 24 mm. The forewings are silvery-white with the costal edge blackish towards the base and a slender slightly curved blackish streak from the dorsum beyond the middle, reaching about half across the wing. There are several very fine linear dark-fuscous marks around the apex and termen. The hindwings are ochreous-whitish.[2]
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