| Metathrinca ceromorpha | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Xyloryctidae |
| Genus: | Metathrinca |
| Species: | M. ceromorpha |
| Binomial name | |
| Metathrinca ceromorpha (Meyrick, 1923) | |
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Metathrinca ceromorpha is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1923. It is found in Assam, India.
The wingspan is about 25 mm. The forewings are light lilac fuscous, with a suffusion of pale ochreous irroration (sprinkles) gradually increasing upwards, and with the costa pale ochreous. There is an indistinct cloudy fuscous pre-terminal line angulated opposite the apex. The hindwings are light grey.
References
- Savela, Markku, ed. (August 27, 2014). "Metathrinca ceromorpha (Meyrick, 1923)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- Meyrick, Edward (1916–1923). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (20): 612.
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