Augasma nidifica

(Augasma nidifica)

Description

Augasma nidifica is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1912. It is found in South Africa. The wingspan is about 13 mm. Both the forewings and hindwings are whitish-ochreous. The species has been bred from an ovate woody gall on a twig of an unnamed shrub.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Coleophoridae
Genus:Augasma
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