Metachanda crypsitricha

Metachanda crypsitricha is a moth species in the oecophorine tribe Metachandini. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1911.[1] Its type locality is Mahé Island, Seychelles.[2] It also occurs on Silhouette Island and Anonyme Island, both also part of Seychelles.[3]

Metachanda crypsitricha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Genus: Metachanda
Species:
M. crypsitricha
Binomial name
Metachanda crypsitricha
Meyrick, 1911

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Metachanda crypsitricha". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Metachanda". ftp.funet.fi. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  3. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Metachanda crypsitricha Meyrick, 1911". Afromoths. Retrieved 7 July 2018.


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