Metathrinca parabola

Metathrinca parabola is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found in southern India.[1]

Metathrinca parabola
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M. parabola
Binomial name
Metathrinca parabola
(Meyrick, 1914)
Synonyms
  • Ptochryctis parabola Meyrick, 1914

The wingspan is about 25 mm. The forewings are silvery white with the costal edge dark fuscous towards the base and the dorsal area tinged with ochreous. There is a submarginal series of blackish dots around the apex and termen, that between veins 5 and 6 is absent, one on each side of this minute, one above the apex and two nearest the tornus large. The hindwings are ochreous white.[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (August 27, 2014). "Metathrinca parabola (Meyrick, 1914)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  2. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 22 (4): 778. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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