Metathrinca loranthivora

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

Metathrinca loranthivora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Xyloryctidae
Genus:
Metathrinca
Species:
M. loranthivora
Binomial name
Metathrinca loranthivora
(Meyrick, 1937)
Synonyms
  • Ptochryctis loranthivora Meyrick, 1937

The larvae have been recorded feeding in the shoots of Loranthus species.[2]

References
  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (August 27, 2014). "Metathrinca loranthivora (Meyrick, 1937)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  2. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 5 (4-5): 150.


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