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Metantithyra

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Monotypic moth genus in family Xyloryctidae

Metantithyra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Metantithyra
Viette, 1957
Species: M. silvestrella
Binomial name
Metantithyra silvestrella
Viette, 1957

Metantithyra silvestrella is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae, and the only species in the genus Metantithyra. The species and genus were both described by Pierre Viette in 1957 and are found on La Réunion.

References

  1. funet.fi
  2. Afro Moths
Taxon identifiers
Metantithyra silvestrella


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