Orophia tranquilla

Orophia tranquilla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Orophia
Species:
O. tranquilla
Binomial name
Orophia tranquilla
(Meyrick, 1927)
Synonyms
  • Cryptolechia tranquilla Meyrick, 1927

Orophia tranquilla is a species of moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1927, and is known from South Africa. Tranquilla comes from the Latin tranquillō, meaning quiet, calm, or tranquil, often when referring to water.

References

  1. ↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Orophia tranquilla (Meyrick, 1927)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Charlton or Cherleton, Lewis (d 1369)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2018-02-06, retrieved 2023-07-31