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Metathrinca iridostoma

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Metathrinca iridostoma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Metathrinca
Species:
M. iridostoma
Binomial name
Metathrinca iridostoma
Diakonoff, [1968]

Metathrinca iridostoma is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Alexey Diakonoff in 1968. It is found on Luzon in the Philippines.[1]

The wingspan is 17–18 mm for males and 16–17 mm for females. The forewings are snow white, with a silky gloss and with the basal fourth of the costa with a narrow marginal fuscous line. The hindwings are glossy silvery white.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Metathrinca Meyrick, 1908 at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  2. ^ Bulletin of the United States National Museum 257: 119 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.