Augasma nidifica explained

Augasma nidifica is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1912. It is found in South Africa.[1]

The wingspan is about 13 mm. Both the forewings and hindwings are whitish-ochreous.

The species has been bred from an ovate woody gall on a twig of an unnamed shrub.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/coleophoridae/augasma/ Augasma
  2. https://archive.org/stream/annalsofsouthafr10sout#page/68/mode/1up Annals of the South African Museum 10 (3): 68