Scythris glaphyropa is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found in Mpumalanga, South Africa.[1]
| Scythris glaphyropa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Scythrididae |
| Genus: | Scythris |
| Species: | S. glaphyropa
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| Binomial name | |
| Scythris glaphyropa Meyrick, 1914
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The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are glossy dark lilac-grey bronze with two very obscure blackish dots transversely placed in the disc at two-fifths. The hindwings and cilia are dark grey.[2]
References
edit- ^ Afro Moths
- ^ Annals of the Transvaal Museum 4 (4): 196
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