Agrionympha pseliacma
| Agrionympha pseliacma | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Micropterigidae |
| Genus: | Agrionympha |
| Species: | A. pseliacma
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| Binomial name | |
| Agrionympha pseliacma Meyrick, 1921
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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]
References
- ^ Kemal, Muhabbet & Koçak, Ahmet Ömer (2007). Synonymous Checklist of the South African Lepidoptera (PDF). Cesa Publications on African Lepidoptera. Vol. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-19 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Agrionympha, the long-known South African jaw moths: a revision with descriptions of new species (Lepidoptera, Micropterigidae)"
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