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Jaw Moths
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Jaw Moths

Agrionympha

Agrionympha is a genus of small primitive metallic moths in the family Micropterigidae, and the sole genus of the family known to occur in southern Africa.

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10 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Agrionympha jansella

speciesAgrionympha jansella

Hogsback Jaw Moth

speciesAgrionympha fuscoapicella

Agrionympha karoo

speciesAgrionympha karoo

Mariepskop Jaw Moth

speciesAgrionympha kroonella

Agrionympha pseliacma

speciesAgrionympha pseliacma

Agrionympha pseudovari

speciesAgrionympha pseudovari

Agrionympha sagittella

speciesAgrionympha sagittella

Agrionympha vari

speciesAgrionympha vari

Silver-arrow Jaw Moth

speciesAgrionympha sagitella

Silver-L Jaw Moth

speciesAgrionympha capensis

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 643896.