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Genus: | Mystacernis
Meyrick, 1915
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Species: | M. alphesta
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Mystacernis alphesta Meyrick, 1915
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Mystacernis alphesta is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae, 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]
Mystacernis | |
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Scientific classification | |
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Phylum: | |
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Genus: | Mystacernis
Meyrick, 1915
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Species: | M. alphesta
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Mystacernis alphesta Meyrick, 1915
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Mystacernis alphesta is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae, 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]