Microphidias bacteriopis is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae, and the only species in the genus Microphidias. The species and genus were both described by Edward Meyrick in 1937 and are found in South Africa.[1][2]

Microphidias
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Microphidias
Meyrick, 1937
Species:
M. bacteriopis
Binomial name
Microphidias bacteriopis
Meyrick, 1937

The wingspan is about 15 mm.

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