Orophia tranquilla

Orophia tranquilla
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Depressariidae
Genus:	Orophia
Species:	O. tranquilla
Binomial name
	Orophia tranquilla; (Meyrick, 1927)
Synonyms
	Cryptolechia tranquilla Meyrick, 1927;

Orophia tranquilla is a species of moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1927, and is known from South Africa.^[1] Tranquilla comes from the Latin tranquillō, meaning quiet, calm, or tranquil, often when referring to water.^[2]

References

^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Orophia tranquilla (Meyrick, 1927)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Charlton or Cherleton, Lewis (d 1369)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2018-02-06, retrieved 2023-07-31

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[1] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Orophia tranquilla (Meyrick, 1927)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[2] "Charlton or Cherleton, Lewis (d 1369)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2018-02-06, retrieved 2023-07-31