Iriothyrsa

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Iriothyrsa
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Iriothyrsa

Meyrick, 1908
Species:
I. melanogma
Binomial name
Iriothyrsa melanogma
Meyrick, 1908 [1]
Synonyms
  • Ischnopsis melanogma(Meyrick, 1908)

Iriothyrsa is a genus of moths, belonging to the family Coleophoridae containing only one species, Iriothyrsa melanogma, which is known from South Africa. [2]

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References

  1. Catalogo Mundial Sistematico y de Distribucion de la Familia Coleophoridae Archived 2012-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Ischnopsis melanogma (Meyrick, 1908)". Afromoths. Retrieved December 18, 2017.