''Agrionympha'' is a

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of small primitive metallic

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in the family

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Species

*'' Agrionympha capensis'' Whalley, 1978 *'' Agrionympha fuscoapicella'' Gibbs, 2011 *'' Agrionympha jansella'' Gibbs, 2011 *'' Agrionympha karoo'' Gibbs, 2011 *'' Agrionympha kroonella'' Gibbs, 2011 *'' Agrionympha pseliacma'' Meyrick, 1921 *'' Agrionympha pseudovari'' Gibbs, 2011 *'' Agrionympha sagittella'' Gibbs, 2011 *'' Agrionympha vari'' Whalley, 1978

References

Micropterigidae Moth genera Taxa named by Edward Meyrick {{Micropterigidae-stub