Ceromitia Benedicta
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''Ceromitia benedicta'' is a species of
moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
of the family Adelidae. It was first described in 1918 by Edward Meyrick and is known from
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 ...
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Description

The species was described from a single male specimen caught in
Pretoria Pretoria () is South Africa's administrative capital, serving as the seat of the Executive (government), executive branch of government, and as the host to all foreign embassies to South Africa. Pretoria straddles the Apies River and extends ...
in December. Edward Meyrick gave the specimen's appearance as follows:


References

Adelidae Endemic moths of South Africa Moths described in 1918 {{Ceromitia-stub