Biology:Agrionympha pseliacma
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Short description: Moth species in family Micropterigidae
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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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| Agrionympha pseliacma Meyrick, 1921[1]
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Agrionympha pseliacma is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921.[1] It is found in South Africa ,[2] 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.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Meyrick, E (1921). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum 8 (2): 144. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/202863#page/218/mode/1up. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ↑ Kemal, Muhabbet; Koçak, Ahmet Ömer (2007). Synonymous Checklist of the South African Lepidoptera. Cesa Publications on African Lepidoptera. 2. http://www.metafro.be/Members/Cesa/Cesapublafri2.pdf.
- ↑ "Agrionympha, the long-known South African jaw moths: a revision with descriptions of new species (Lepidoptera, Micropterigidae)"
Wikidata ☰ Q4694150 entry
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