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Metathrinca memnon

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Metathrinca memnon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Metathrinca
Species:
M. memnon
Binomial name
Metathrinca memnon
Meyrick, 1914

Metathrinca memnon is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

The wingspan is about 24 mm. The forewings are silvery white with the costal edge blackish towards the base and a slender slightly curved blackish streak from the dorsum beyond the middle, reaching about halfway across the wing. There are several very fine linear dark-fuscous marks around the apex and termen. The hindwings are ochreous whitish.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (August 27, 2014). "Metathrinca memnon Meyrick, 1914". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  2. ^ Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 22 (4): 778. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.