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 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 fore wings are brownish ochreous diffusely irrorated with fuscous. The discal stigmata are cloudy and dark fuscous, connected by pale ochreous suffusion. The hindwings are pale grey.^[3]

References

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^ Afro Moths
^ Exot. Microlep. 1 (12): 370 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[2] Afro Moths

[3] Exot. Microlep. 1 (12): 370 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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