Afropsipyla pictella
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Afropsipyla pictella is a species of snout moths
in the genus Afropsipyla
. It was described by Balinsky, in 1994, and is known from Namibia
(it was described from Abachaus) and South Africa
.
Pyralidae
The Pyralidae or snout moths are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many classifications, the grass moths are included in the Pyralidae as a subfamily, making the combined group one of the largest families in the Lepidoptera...
in the genus Afropsipyla
Afropsipyla
Afropsipyla is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Balinsky, in 1994. It contains the species A. pictella, from Namibia, and A. similis, from South Africa.-Species:*Afropsipyla pictella Balinsky, 1994...
. It was described by Balinsky, in 1994, and is known from Namibia
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
(it was described from Abachaus) and South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
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