Agrionympha
Encyclopedia
Agrionympha is a genus
of small primitive metallic moths in the insect
order
Lepidoptera
within the family
Micropterigidae
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of small primitive metallic moths in the insect
Insect
Insects are a class of living creatures within the arthropods that have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body , three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes, and two antennae...
order
Order (biology)
In scientific classification used in biology, the order is# a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, genus, and species, with order fitting in between class and family...
Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera is a large order of insects that includes moths and butterflies . It is one of the most widespread and widely recognizable insect orders in the world, encompassing moths and the three superfamilies of butterflies, skipper butterflies, and moth-butterflies...
within the family
Family (biology)
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Micropterigidae
Micropterigidae
Micropterigoidea is the superfamily of "mandibulate archaic moths", all placed in the single family Micropterigidae, containing currently about 20 living genera. They are considered the most primitive extant lineage of Lepidoptera ....
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Species
- Agrionympha capensisAgrionympha capensisAgrionympha capensis is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Whalley in 1978. It is known from South Africa , where it is found in the Western and Eastern Cape districts....
Whalley, 1978 - Agrionympha fuscoapicellaAgrionympha fuscoapicellaAgrionympha fuscoapicella is a species of moth belonging to the Micropterigidae family. It was described by Gibbs in 2011. It is found in South Africa, where it is known only from Hogsback in the Eastern Cape...
Gibbs, 2011 - Agrionympha jansellaAgrionympha jansellaAgrionympha jansella is a species of moth belonging to the Micropterigidae family. It was described by Gibbs in 2011. It is found in South Africa, where it is known only from Karkloof Falls in the Eastern Cape....
Gibbs, 2011 - Agrionympha karooAgrionympha karooAgrionympha karoo is a species of moth belonging to the Micropterigidae family. It was described by Gibbs in 2011. It is found in South Africa, where it is known only from the Eastern Cape....
Gibbs, 2011 - Agrionympha kroonellaAgrionympha kroonellaAgrionympha kroonella is a species of moth belonging to the Micropterigidae family. It was described by Gibbs in 2011. It is found in South Africa, where it is known only from the Drakensberg Ranges in the Mpumalanga Province....
Gibbs, 2011 - Agrionympha pseliacmaAgrionympha pseliacmaAgrionympha pseliacma is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found in South Africa, where it is known only from Karkloof Falls in Kwazulu-Natal....
Meyrick, 1921 - Agrionympha pseudovariAgrionympha pseudovariAgrionympha pseudovari is a species of moth belonging to the Micropterigidae family. It was described by Gibbs in 2011. It is found in South Africa, where it is known only from the Western Cape....
Gibbs, 2011 - Agrionympha sagittellaAgrionympha sagittellaAgrionympha sagittella is a species of moth belonging to the Micropterigidae family. It was described by Gibbs in 2011. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from the Hogsback and Ngadu Forests in the Eastern Cape....
Gibbs, 2011 - Agrionympha variAgrionympha variAgrionympha vari is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Whalley in 1978. It is found in South Africa, where it is known only from the Mariepskop in the Mpumalanga Province....
Whalley, 1978