Metathrinca is a genus of Gelechioid moths that belongs to the family Xyloryctidae. Members of this genus can be found in the Oriental region with at least eight being found in China.
Taxonomy This genus was described in 1908 by Edward Meyrick, an English amateur entomologist considered an expert on the systematics of microlepidoptera.
Species There are more than 20 species that belong to this genus. Below is a list of species: Metathrinca ancistrias (Meyrick, 1906) Metathrinca argentea Wang, Zheng & Li, 2000 Metathrinca breviprocessa Li, 2026 Metathrinca ceromorpha (Meyrick, 1923) Metathrinca coenophyes Diakonoff, Metathrinca crassiprocessa Li, 2026 Metathrinca digitiloba Li, 2026 Metathrinca fopingensis Wang, Zheng & Li, 2000 Metathrinca fortispina Li, 2026 Metathrinca graciliphalla Li, 2026 Metathrinca illuvialis (Meyrick, 1914) Metathrinca intacta (Meyrick, 1938) Metathrinca iridostoma Diakonoff, Metathrinca licina Li, 2026 Metathrinca lingugnathos Li, 2026 Metathrinca loranthivora (Meyrick, 1937) Metathrinca meihuashana Wang, Zheng & Li, 2000 Metathrinca memnon Meyrick, 1914 Metathrinca nigrivenosa Li, 2026 Metathrinca ophiura Meyrick, 1908 Metathrinca parabola (Meyrick, 1914) Metathrinca pernivis Diakonoff, Metathrinca punctuatella Li, 2026 Metathrinca rosaria (Meyrick, 1907) Metathrinca sinumbra Diakonoff, Metathrinca sublunata Li, 2026 Metathrinca tsugensis (Kearfott, 1910)
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