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Scythris glaphyropa

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Species of moth

Scythris glaphyropa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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.

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.

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.
Taxon identifiers
Scythris glaphyropa


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