Apostibes halmyrodes

Apostibes halmyrodes is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921.[1] It is found in Malawi, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe.[2]

Apostibes halmyrodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Scythrididae
Genus:
Apostibes
Species:
A. halmyrodes
Binomial name
Apostibes halmyrodes
(Meyrick, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Scythris halmyrodes Meyrick, 1921
  • Scythris ilyopa Meyrick, 1921

The length of the forewings is 14–15 mm. The forewings are light grey irregularly sprinkled with whitish, tending to indicate very obscure lines on the veins. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References
  1. Apostibes at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Afro Moths
  3. Meyrick E. 1921b. Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera. - Annals of the Transvaal Museum 8(2):49–148. p. 116


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