Metathrinca loranthivora
Species of moth
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Metathrinca loranthivora is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1937. It is found on Java in Indonesia.[1]
| Metathrinca loranthivora | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Xyloryctidae |
| Genus: | Metathrinca |
| Species: | M. loranthivora |
| Binomial name | |
| Metathrinca loranthivora (Meyrick, 1937) | |
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The larvae have been recorded feeding in the shoots of Loranthus species.[2]