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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 | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Scythrididae |
| Genus: | Apostibes |
| Species: | A. halmyrodes |
| Binomial name | |
| Apostibes halmyrodes (Meyrick, 1921) | |
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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 edit
- ^ Apostibes at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
- ^ Afro Moths
- ^ Meyrick E. 1921b. Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera. - Annals of the Transvaal Museum 8(2):49–148. p. 116 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.