Agrionympha pseliacma
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Agrionympha 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
.
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.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
belonging to the family 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 ....
. It was described by Edward Meyrick
Edward Meyrick
Edward Meyrick FRS was an English schoolmaster and amateur entomologist. He was an expert on microlepidoptera and some consider him one of the founders of modern Microlepidoptera systematics....
in 1921. It is found in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, where it is known only from Karkloof Falls in Kwazulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal is a province of South Africa. Prior to 1994, the territory now known as KwaZulu-Natal was made up of the province of Natal and the homeland of KwaZulu....
.
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.