Agrionympha pseliacma

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Agrionympha pseliacma
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Micropterigidae
Genus: Agrionympha
Species:
A. pseliacma
Binomial name
Agrionympha pseliacma
Meyrick, 1921

Agrionympha pseliacma is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found in South Africa, [1] where it is known only from Karkloof Falls in Kwazulu-Natal.

It has been recorded in the shade of very high trees with little patches of sunshine in the entrance to a kloof.

The length of the forewings is about 3 mm for males and about 3.4 mm for females. [2]

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References

  1. Kemal, Muhabbet & Koçak, Ahmet Ömer (2007). Synonymous Checklist of the South African Lepidoptera (PDF). Cesa Publications on African Lepidoptera. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-19 via Internet Archive.
  2. "Agrionympha, the long-known South African jaw moths: a revision with descriptions of new species (Lepidoptera, Micropterigidae)"