Biology:Agrionympha kroonella

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Short description: Moth species in family Micropterigidae

Agrionympha kroonella
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Micropterigidae
Genus: Agrionympha
Species:
A. kroonella
Binomial name
Agrionympha kroonella
Gibbs, 2011

Agrionympha kroonella is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by George W. Gibbs and Niels P. Kristensen in 2011. It is found in South Africa , where it is known only from the Drakensberg Ranges in the Mpumalanga Province.

The habitat consists of moist ferns and low shrubs between taller forests and higher altitude low fynbos-type vegetation.

The length of the forewings is 3.1–3.3 mm for males and females.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4694149 entry