Orophia tranquilla is a species of moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1927, and is known from South Africa.[1] Tranquilla comes from the Latin tranquillō, meaning quiet, calm, or tranquil, often when referring to water.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Orophia |
| Species: | O. tranquilla
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| Binomial name | |
| Orophia tranquilla (Meyrick, 1927)
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References
edit- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Orophia tranquilla (Meyrick, 1927)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Charlton or Cherleton, Lewis (d 1369)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2018-02-06, retrieved 2023-07-31