Haploscythris chloraema

Haploscythris chloraema
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Scythrididae
Genus:	Haploscythris
Species:	H. chloraema
Binomial name
	Haploscythris chloraema; (Meyrick, 1887)
Synonyms
	Butalis chloraema Meyrick, 1887; Scythris obstans Meyrick, 1928; Ephysteris obstans; Haploscythris paulianella Viette, 1956;

Haploscythris chloraema is a moth in the family Scythrididae. It was described by Meyrick in 1887. It is found in Botswana, Madagascar, Namibia and South Africa.^[1]

The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are pale grey irrorated grey. The plical and first discal stigmata are well-marked, blackish, the plical obliquely anterior, the second discal only indicated by two or three blackish scales. The hindwings are grey.^[2]

References

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[1] Afro Moths

[2] Exot. Microlep. 3 (13): 413

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