Agrionympha pseliacma explained

Agrionympha pseliacma is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921.[1] It is found in South Africa,[2] where it is known only from Karkloof Falls in KwaZulu-Natal.

It has been recorded in the shade of very high trees with little patches of sunshine in the entrance to a kloof.

The length of the forewings is about 3 mm for males and about 3.4 mm for females.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Meyrick . E . Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera . Annals of the Transvaal Museum . 1921 . 8 . 2 . 144 . 15 January 2023.
  2. Book: Kemal . Muhabbet . Koçak . Ahmet Ömer . amp . 2007 . Synonymous Checklist of the South African Lepidoptera . https://web.archive.org/web/20120219051830/http://www.metafro.be/Members/Cesa/Cesapublafri2.pdf . dead . 2012-02-19 . Cesa Publications on African Lepidoptera . 2 . Internet Archive.
  3. http://mapress.com/zootaxa/2011/f/z02764p021f.pdf "Agrionympha, the long-known South African jaw moths: a revision with descriptions of new species (Lepidoptera, Micropterigidae)"

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