''Cycloponympha hermione'' is a
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...
in the
Lyonetiidae
Lyonetiidae is a family of moths with some 200 described species. These are small, slender moths, the wingspan rarely exceeding 1 cm. The very narrow forewings, held folded backwards covering the hindwings and abdomen, often have pointed ap ...
family. It is known from
Xinavane
Xinavane is a town on the Incomati River, in the Manhiça District of Maputo Province, in Mozambique about 80 kilometres north of Maputo.
Economy
Tongaat Hulett Sugar grows sugarcane and operates a sugar mill
A sugar cane mill is a factory th ...
,
Mozambique
Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Mala ...
.
This species has a wingspan of 9 mm. Head and antennae are white, the forewings are white with the costal edge dark fuscous towards base and some pale ochreous suffusions and grey marks.
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List of moths of Mozambique
The moths of Mozambique represent approximately 520 known species. Moths (mostly nocturnal) and butterflies (mostly diurnal) together make up the taxonomic order Lepidoptera.
This is a list of moth species which have been recorded in Mozambiqu ...
References
Endemic fauna of Mozambique
Lyonetiidae
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