Cecidothyris pexa is a species of moth of the family Thyrididae. It is found in South Africa and Tanzania.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Thyrididae |
| Genus: | cecidothyris |
| Species: | C. pexa
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| Binomial name | |
| Cecidothyris pexa | |
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The wingspan of this species is 25–34 mm.[3]
Subspecies
edit- Cecidothyris pexa pexa (Hampson, 1906)
- Cecidothyris pexa guttulata (Aurivillius, 1910)
References
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- ^ Aurivilius, Brotéria, Ser.Zool., IX 1910: 160, Pl.7, fig.2
- ^ (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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