Metathrinca loranthivora
Metathrinca loranthivora is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1937. It is found on Java.[1]
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The wingspan is 15–18 mm. The forewings are grey-whitish, variably sprinkled or irrorated grey and with the plical and second discal stigmata moderate, black or blackish-grey. There is a moderate or rather narrow posteriorly suffused dark grey fascia at about two-thirds parallel to the termen. The hindwings are grey-whitish.
The larvae have been recorded feeding in the shoots of Loranthus species.[2]
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