''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.
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.
Exot. Microlep. 1 (12): 370
References
Xyloryctidae
Xyloryctidae genera
Monotypic moth genera
Taxa named by Edward Meyrick
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