Amphixystis anachoreta

Amphixystis anachoreta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Subfamily: Hieroxestinae
Genus: Amphixystis
Species: A. anachoreta
Binomial name
Amphixystis anachoreta
(Meyrick, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Hieroxestis anachoreta Meyrick, 1921

Amphixystis anachoreta is a moth of the Tineidae family. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921 and is found in Zimbabwe.[1]

This species has a wingspan of 9mm. Its forewings are glossy light greyish-ochreous; markings formed by dark fuscous irrorations.[2] .

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References

  1. ↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. 2015. Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). World Wide Web electronic publication (www.afromoths.net) (22.Jan.2015)
  2. ↑ Meyrick, E. 1921b. Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera. - Annals of the Transvaal Museum 8(2):49–148.


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