Agrionympha fuscoapicella
Agrionympha fuscoapicella is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by George W. Gibbs and Niels P. Kristensen in 2011. It is found in South Africa, where it is known only from Hogsback in the Eastern Cape. It occurs in tall dense rainforest, under the canopy but in light wells and margins where forest floor is damp and periphyton present.
| Agrionympha fuscoapicella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Micropterigidae |
| Genus: | Agrionympha |
| Species: | A. fuscoapicella |
| Binomial name | |
| Agrionympha fuscoapicella Gibbs, 2011 | |
The length of the forewings is about 3 mm (0.12 in) for males and 3.4–3.5 mm (0.13–0.14 in) for females.[1]
Etymology
The specific name is derived from fuscus (meaning dark) and apex (meaning tip), referring to the blackish-brown wing apex which lacks a subapical band.
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