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Mystacernis

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Mystacernis
Scientific classification
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Mystacernis

Meyrick, 1915
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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. It was described by Meyrick in 1915 and is 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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