Scythris glaphyropa

Scythris glaphyropa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Scythrididae
Genus: Scythris
Species: S. glaphyropa
Binomial name
Scythris glaphyropa
Meyrick, 1914

Scythris glaphyropa is a moth of the Scythrididae family. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found in Mpumalanga, South Africa.[1]

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]

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