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Agrionympha fuscoapicella

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Moth species in family Micropterigidae
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Agrionympha fuscoapicella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Micropterigidae
Genus: Agrionympha
Species: A. fuscoapicella
Binomial name
Agrionympha fuscoapicella
Gibbs, 2011

Agrionympha fuscoapicella 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 Hogsback in the Eastern Cape.

The length of the forewings is about 3 mm (0.12 in) for males and 3.4–3.5 mm (0.13–0.14 in) for females.

References

  1. Agrionympha, the long-known South African jaw moths: a revision with descriptions of new species (Lepidoptera, Micropterigidae)
Taxon identifiers
Agrionympha fuscoapicella


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