Phyllobrostis apathetica

Phyllobrostis apathetica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lyonetiidae
Genus: Phyllobrostis
Species:
P. apathetica
Binomial name
Phyllobrostis apathetica
(Meyrick, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Phthinostoma apathetica Meyrick, 1921

Phyllobrostis apathetica is a moth in the family Lyonetiidae. Endemic to South Africa, it is only known from Pretoria, its type locality.

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are white and the hindwings are grey.

References

  1. 1 2 3 De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2011–2025). "Phyllobrostis apathetica (Meyrick, 1921)". Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Phyllobrostis apathetica (Meyrick, 1921)". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.25.047. 16 February 2025. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  3. 1 2 Meyrick, E. (1921). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 8: 49–148 [114].
  4. 1 2 Mey, Wolfram (2006). "Revision of the genus Phyllobrostis Staudinger, 1859 (Lepidoptera, Lyonetiidae)". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 53 (1): 114–147. doi:10.1002/mmnd.200600012.