Mathoris magica
| Mathoris magica | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Thyrididae |
| Genus: | Mathoris |
| Species: | M. magica |
| Binomial name | |
| Mathoris magica Gaede, 1917 | |
Mathoris magica is a species of moth of the Thyrididae family. It is found in Ghana, Cameroon, Guinea Equatorial, Gabon and Uganda.
The wings are black-brown and the wingspan of this species is 14–15 mm.[1] This species has morphological similarities to South American species - it is the only known species of African Thyrididae that has no round eyes. In Mathoris magica the eyes are posteriorly truncate or slightly reniform.[2]
References
- ↑ (in German) Gaede, Max, 1916, Die äthiopischen Thyrididen nach dem Material des Berliner zoologischen Museums.-Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin. 8. bd., 3. hft.:381/2, fig.11
- ↑ Whalley, 1971, The Thyrididae (Lepidoptera) of Africa and its island. - British Museum (Natural History) Entomology Supplement 17. p.23; p.51/52
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