Scythris ochrantha
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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. ochrantha
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| Scythris ochrantha Meyrick, 1909
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Scythris ochrantha is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1909. It is found in South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Gauteng) and Zimbabwe.[1]
The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are yellow-ochreous and the hindwings are blackish-grey.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Afro Moths
- ^ Meyrick E. 1921b. Description of Scythris homoxantha in Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera. - Annals of the Transvaal Museum 8(2):49–148: p. 116
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