''Cecidothyris pexa'' is a species of moth of the family

Thyrididae The Thyrididae comprise the family of picture-winged leaf moths. They are the only family in the superfamily Thyridoidea, which sometimes has been included in the Pyraloidea, but this isn't supported by cladistic analysis. Most species live in t ...

. It is found in

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...

and

Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...

. The wingspan of this species is 25–34 mm.(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.:377-8, fig.5
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Subspecies

*''Cecidothyris pexa pexa'' (Hampson, 1906) *''Cecidothyris pexa guttulata'' (Aurivillius, 1910)

References

Thyrididae Lepidoptera of Mozambique Lepidoptera of Tanzania Lepidoptera of South Africa Moths of Sub-Saharan Africa Moths described in 1906 {{Thyrididae-stub