Metathrinca rosaria

Metathrinca rosaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Metathrinca
Species: M. rosaria
Binomial name
Metathrinca rosaria
(Meyrick, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Ptochoryctis rosaria Meyrick, 1907

Metathrinca rosaria is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1907. It is found in Bhutan.[1]

The wingspan is 23-24 mm. The forewings are shining snow-white with a submarginal series of seven black dots around the apex and termen. The hindwings are white.[2]

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