Dichomeris aphanopa
Dichomeris aphanopa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Dichomeris |
Species: | D. aphanopa |
Binomial name | |
Dichomeris aphanopa Meyrick, 1921 | |
Dichomeris aphanopa is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1921.[1] It is found in South Africa (North-West Province) and Zimbabwe.[2]
The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are pale grey closely irrorated with dark purple-fuscous. The stigmata is cloudy, darker and hardly traceable, the plical beneath the first discal. There is a somewhat more distinct spot edged posteriorly with grey midway between the first discal and the base. The hindwings are rather dark grey.[3]
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris aphanopa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- ↑ Afro Moths
- ↑ Ann. Transv. Mus. 8 (2) : 83 Archived January 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine.
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