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 | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Xyloryctidae |
Genus: | Metathrinca |
Species: | M. pernivis
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Binomial name | |
Metathrinca pernivis Diakonoff, [1968]
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The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings and hindwings are glossy snow white.[2]
References
edit- ^ Metathrinca Meyrick, 1908 at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
- ^ Bulletin of the United States National Museum 257: 119