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
Scientific classification
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 for males and 3.4-3.5 mm 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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