Metathrinca memnon explained

Metathrinca memnon is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

The wingspan is about 24 mm. The forewings are silvery white with the costal edge blackish towards the base and a slender slightly curved blackish streak from the dorsum beyond the middle, reaching about halfway across the wing. There are several very fine linear dark-fuscous marks around the apex and termen. The hindwings are ochreous whitish.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Savela . Markku . August 27, 2014 . Metathrinca memnon Meyrick, 1914 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . September 7, 2020.
  2. https://archive.org/stream/journalofbombayn221913bomb#page/778/mode/1up Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 22 (4): 778.