Nyctocyrmata crotalopis

Nyctocyrmata crotalopis is a species of moth belonging to the family Tineidae.[1]

Nyctocyrmata crotalopis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tineidae
Subfamily:
Myrmecozelinae
Genus:
Nyctocyrmata

Gozmany & Vári, 1973
Species:
N. crotalopis
Binomial name
Nyctocyrmata crotalopis
(Meyrick, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Macraeola crotalopis Meyrick, 1921
  • Oinophila amphicrossa Meyrick, 1921

This species is presently known only from South Africa.[2] It has a wingspan of 6mm.[3]

References
  1. Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. 2016. Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). World Wide Web electronic publication (www.afromoths.net) (acc.25-Feb-2017)
  3. Gozmány L. A. & Vári L. 1973. The Tineidae of the Ethiopian Region. - Transvaal Museum Memoir 18:i–vi, 1–238.


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