Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Xyloryctidae | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Rank Species | |
Genus Microphidias
Meyrick, 1937 | ||
Microphidias bacteriopis is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family, and the only species in the genus Microphidias. It was described by Meyrick in 1937 and is found in South Africa.
The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are white with the discal stigmata small and blackish and with a slight blackish mark on the costal edge near the apex. The hindwings are grey-whitish.
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