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Agrionympha capensis

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Moth species in family Micropterigidae

Agrionympha capensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Micropterigidae
Genus: Agrionympha
Species: A. capensis
Binomial name
Agrionympha capensis
Whalley, 1978

Agrionympha capensis is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Paul Whalley in 1978. It is known from South Africa, where it is found in the Western and Eastern Cape districts.

The length of the forewings is 2.6–3 mm for males and 2.9–3.4 mm for females.

Adults have been found on low macchia (or fynbos) vegetation in the Cape area.

References

  1. 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.
  2. "Agrionympha, the long-known South African jaw moths: a revision with descriptions of new species (Lepidoptera, Micropterigidae)"
  3. The Lepidoptera: Form, Function and Diversity
Taxon identifiers
Agrionympha capensis


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