Metathrinca ceromorpha
Species of moth
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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 | |
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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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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]
