Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Xyloryctidae | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Rank Species | |
Genus Mystacernis
Meyrick, 1915 | ||
Mystacernis alphesta is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family, and the only species in the genus Mystacernis. It was described by Meyrick in 1915 and is found in Malawi.
The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are brownish-ochreous suffusedly irrorated with fuscous. The discal stigmata are cloudy and dark fuscous, connected by pale ochreous suffusion. The hindwings are pale grey.
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