''Agrionympha'' is a

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of small primitive metallic

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in the family

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Species

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Agrionympha capensis ''Agrionympha capensis'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Whalley in 1978. It is known from South Africa, where it is found in the Western and Eastern Cape districts. The length of the forewings i ...

'' Whalley, 1978 *''

Agrionympha fuscoapicella ''Agrionympha fuscoapicella'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by George W. Gibbs and Niels P. Kristensen in 2011. It is found in South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South A ...

'' Gibbs, 2011 *''

Agrionympha jansella ''Agrionympha jansella'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by George W. Gibbs and Niels P. Kristensen in 2011. It is found in South Africa, where it is known only from Karkloof Falls in the Eastern Ca ...

'' Gibbs, 2011 *''

Agrionympha karoo ''Agrionympha karoo'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by George W. Gibbs and Niels P. Kristensen in 2011. It is found in South Africa, where it is known only from the ''Eastern Cape''. It lives amo ...

'' Gibbs, 2011 *''

Agrionympha kroonella ''Agrionympha kroonella'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by George W. Gibbs and Niels P. Kristensen in 2011. It is found in South Africa, where it is known only from the Drakensberg Ranges in the M ...

'' Gibbs, 2011 *''

Agrionympha pseliacma ''Agrionympha pseliacma'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found in South Africa, where it is known only from Karkloof Falls in Kwazulu-Natal. It has been recorded i ...

'' Meyrick, 1921 *''

Agrionympha pseudovari ''Agrionympha pseudovari'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by George W. Gibbs and Niels P. Kristensen in 2011. It is found in South Africa, where it is known only from the Western Cape. Its habitat ...

'' Gibbs, 2011 *''

Agrionympha sagittella ''Agrionympha sagittella'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by George W. Gibbs and Niels P. Kristensen in 2011. It is found in South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Afri ...

'' Gibbs, 2011 *''

Agrionympha vari ''Agrionympha vari'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Whalley in 1978. It is found in South Africa, where it is known only from the Mariepskop in the Mpumalanga Province Mpumalanga () is a ...

'' Whalley, 1978

References

Micropterigidae Moth genera Taxa named by Edward Meyrick {{Micropterigidae-stub