Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Thyrididae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Mathoris | |
Mathoris magica is a species of moth of the Thyrididae family. It is found in Ghana, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and Uganda.
The wings are black brown and the wingspan of this species is 14–15 mm. This species has morphological similarities to South American species - it is the only known species of African Thyrididae that has no round eyes. In Mathoris magica the eyes are posteriorly truncate or slightly reniform (kidney shaped).
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