Scythris ochrantha
Scythris ochrantha is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1909. It is found in South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Gauteng) and Zimbabwe.[1]
| Scythris ochrantha | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Scythrididae |
| Genus: | Scythris |
| Species: | S. ochrantha |
| Binomial name | |
| Scythris ochrantha Meyrick, 1909 | |
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The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are yellow-ochreous and the hindwings are blackish-grey.[2]
References
- Afro Moths
- Meyrick E. 1921b. Description of Scythris homoxantha in Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera. - Annals of the Transvaal Museum 8(2):49–148: p. 116
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