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Metathrinca ceromorpha

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Xyloryctidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Metathrinca

Metathrinca ceromorpha is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1923. It is found in India (Assam).

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.

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Metathrinca ceromorpha Wikipedia