Mystacernis
| Mystacernis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Xyloryctidae |
| Genus: | Mystacernis Meyrick, 1915 |
| Species: | M. alphesta |
| Binomial name | |
| Mystacernis alphesta Meyrick, 1915 | |
Mystacernis alphesta is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family, and the only species in the genus Mystacernis. The genus and species were both described by Edward Meyrick in 1915 and are found in Malawi.[1][2]
The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are brownish-ochreous suffusedly irrorated with fuscous. The discal stigmata are cloudy and dark fuscous, connected by pale ochreous suffusion. The hindwings are pale grey.[3]
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