Metathrinca pernivis

Metathrinca pernivis is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Alexey Diakonoff in 1968. It is found on Mindanao in the Philippines.[1]

Metathrinca pernivis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Xyloryctidae
Genus:
Metathrinca
Species:
M. pernivis
Binomial name
Metathrinca pernivis
Diakonoff, [1968]

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings and hindwings are glossy snow white.[2]

References
  1. Metathrinca Meyrick, 1908 at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  2. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 257: 119


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