Mathoris magica

Short description: Species of moth

Mathoris magica

Scientific classification
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Animalia

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Arthropoda

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Insecta

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Lepidoptera

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Thyrididae

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Mathoris

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M. magica

Binomial name
Mathoris magica

Gaede, 1917

Mathoris magica is a species of moth of the family Thyrididae. 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.[1] 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).[2]

## References

1. ↑ (in German) Gaede, Max, 1916, Die äthiopischen Thyrididen nach dem Material des Berliner zoologischen Museums.-Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin. 8. bd., 3. hft.:381/2, fig.11
2. ↑ Whalley, 1971, The Thyrididae (Lepidoptera) of Africa and its island. - British Museum (Natural History) Entomology Supplement 17. p.23; p.51/52

Wikidata ☰ Q13768989 entry

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