Niveas agassizi
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Choreutidae |
| Genus: | Niveas |
| Species: | N. agassizi
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| Niveas agassizi Rota, 2013
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Niveas agassizi is a moth of the family Choreutidae. It is found in Kenya.
The forewings are bronze-brown with speckled white-tipped scales over most of the surface. There is a distinct dark brown to black band along the termen with two small white spots at the apex. The hindwings are light brown.
Etymology
[edit]The species is named in honour of David Agassiz, who collected all the known specimens and made many significant contributions to the knowledge of African micro-moths.[1]
References
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- ^ A new genus of metalmark moths (Lepidoptera, Choreutidae) with Afrotropical and Australasian distribution
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