Metathrinca memnon
| Metathrinca memnon | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| 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
[edit]- ↑ Savela, Markku, ed. (August 27, 2014). "Metathrinca memnon Meyrick, 1914". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- ↑ Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 22 (4): 778.
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