Opogona amphichorda

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Opogona amphichorda
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Subfamily: Hieroxestinae
Genus: Opogona
Species:O. amphichorda
Binomial name
Opogona amphichorda
Meyrick, 1921

Opogona amphichorda is a moth of the Tineidae family. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921 and is found in Congo and in Mozambique. [1] This species has a wingspan of 10–13 millimetres (0.39–0.51 in). Its forewings are pale ochreous-yellowish with a dark fuscous pointed streak along basal fourth of the costa. [2]

Moth Group of mostly-nocturnal insects in the order Lepidoptera

Moths comprise a group of insects related to butterflies, belonging to the order Lepidoptera. Most lepidopterans are moths, and there are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species.

Tineidae family of insects

Tineidae is a family of moths in the order Lepidoptera described by Pierre André Latreille in 1810. Collectively, they are known as fungus moths or tineid moths. The family contains considerably more than 3,000 species in more than 300 genera. Most of the tineid moths are small or medium-sized, with wings held roofwise over the body when at rest. They are particularly common in the Palaearctic, but many occur elsewhere, and some are found very widely as introduced species.

Edward Meyrick FRS was an English schoolmaster and amateur entomologist. He was an expert on Microlepidoptera and some consider him one of the founders of modern Microlepidoptera systematics.

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References

  1. ↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2016). "Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera)" . Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  2. ↑ Meyrick, Edward (1921). "Descriptions of South African Microlepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum (pdf). 8 (2). pp. 49–148. ISSN   0041-1752 . Retrieved October 4, 2016.


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