Ancylometis ribesae is a species of moth in the family Oecophoridae. It is endemic to Réunion in the Indian Ocean, where it is very common.[2]

Ancylometis ribesae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Genus: Ancylometis
Species:
A. ribesae
Binomial name
Ancylometis ribesae
Viette & Guillermet, 1996[1]

It is of a very small size, approximately 4 by 8 mm.

References

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  1. ^ Afro Moths
  2. ^ Papillons de la Réunion - page 214 - ISBN BIOTOPE 978-2-914817-07-3