Perissomastix nigerica

Perissomastix nigerica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Perissomastix
Species:
P. nigerica
Binomial name
Perissomastix nigerica
Gozmány, 1967

Perissomastix nigerica is a species of moth in the family Tineidae. It is found in Nigeria. It was described by Hungarian entomologist László Anthony Gozmány in 1967.[1]

This species has a wingspan of about 15 mm. Thorax and forewings are argillaceous with a light greyish suffusion and no pattern. The hindwings are medium grey.[2]

References

  1. ^ Bálint, Zsolt; Katona, Gergely; Kun, Andras (2011). "The scientific publications of Dr László Gozmány (1921-2006) on Lepidoptera with a revised bibliography and an annotated list of taxon names he proposed". Annales Historico-Naturales Musei Nationalis Hungarici. 103: 373–428 (385, 412). Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  2. ^ Gozmány L. A., 1967b. A collection of Tineid moths from Nigeria. — Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation 79(): 145–147.


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