Metathrinca loranthivora

Metathrinca loranthivora is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1937. It is found on Java in Indonesia.[1]

Metathrinca loranthivora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Xyloryctidae
Genus:
Metathrinca
Species:
M. loranthivora
Binomial name
Metathrinca loranthivora
(Meyrick, 1937)
Synonyms
  • Ptochryctis loranthivora Meyrick, 1937

The wingspan is 15–18 mm. The forewings are grey whitish, variably sprinkled or irrorated with grey and with the plical and second discal stigmata moderate, black or blackish grey. There is a moderate or rather narrow posteriorly suffused dark grey fascia at about two-thirds parallel to the termen. The hindwings are grey whitish.

The larvae have been recorded feeding in the shoots of Loranthus species.[2]

References
  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (August 27, 2014). "Metathrinca loranthivora (Meyrick, 1937)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  2. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 5 (4-5): 150.


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