Scythris glaphyropa

Scythris glaphyropa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Scythrididae
Genus: Scythris
Species:
S. glaphyropa
Binomial name
Scythris glaphyropa
Meyrick, 1914

Scythris glaphyropa is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found in Mpumalanga, South Africa.[1]

The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are glossy dark lilac-grey bronze with two very obscure blackish dots transversely placed in the disc at two-fifths. The hindwings and cilia are dark grey.[2]

References

  1. ^ Afro Moths
  2. ^ Annals of the Transvaal Museum 4 (4): 196 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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