Apostibes halmyrodes

Apostibes halmyrodes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Scythrididae
Genus: Apostibes
Species:
A. halmyrodes
Binomial name
Apostibes halmyrodes
(Meyrick, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Scythris halmyrodes Meyrick, 1921
  • Scythris ilyopa Meyrick, 1921

Apostibes halmyrodes is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921.[1] It is found in Malawi, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe.[2]

The length of the forewings is 14–15 mm. The forewings are light grey irregularly sprinkled with whitish, tending to indicate very obscure lines on the veins. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References

  1. ^ Apostibes at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. ^ Afro Moths
  3. ^ Meyrick E. 1921b. Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera. - Annals of the Transvaal Museum 8(2):49–148. p. 116Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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