Metathrinca loranthivora

Metathrinca loranthivora is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1937. It is found on Java.[1]

Metathrinca loranthivora
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M. loranthivora
Binomial name
Metathrinca loranthivora
(Meyrick, 1937)
Synonyms
  • Ptochryctis loranthivora Meyrick, 1937

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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