Afropsipyla similis
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Afropsipyla similis is a species of snout moths
in the genus Afropsipyla
. It was described by Balinsky in 1994, and is known from South Africa
(it was described from Johannesburg
).
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 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...
(it was described from Johannesburg
Johannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
).