| Agrionympha | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Micropterigidae |
| Genus: | Agrionympha Meyrick, 1921 |
| Species | |
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Agrionympha is a genus of small primitive metallic moths in the family Micropterigidae, [1] and the sole genus of the family known to occur in southern Africa. [2]
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Agrionympha pseudovari is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by George W. Gibbs and Niels P. Kristensen in 2011. It is found in South Africa, where it is known only from the Western Cape.
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