Dichomeris acratopa

Dichomeris acratopa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species: D. acratopa
Binomial name
Dichomeris acratopa
(Meyrick, 1926)
Synonyms
  • Prasodryas acratopa Meyrick, 1926

Dichomeris acratopa is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1926.[1] It is found in Cameroon.[2]

The wingspan is about 17 mm. Adults are similar to Dichomeris fracticostella, but have the stigmata simple, dot-like and dark grey, with the plical beneath the first discal.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris acratopa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  2. Dichomeris at funet
  3. Exot. Microlep. 3 (9): 288


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