Mittonia hampsoni

(Mittonia hampsoni)

Description

Mittonia hampsoni is a species of snout moth in the genus Mittonia. It was described by William Lucas Distant in 1897 and is known from South Africa (including Transvaal) and Zambia.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

Family:Pyralidae

Genus:Mittonia

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