Dichomeris chlorophracta
| Dichomeris chlorophracta | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Dichomeris |
| Species: | D. chlorophracta |
| Binomial name | |
| Dichomeris chlorophracta Meyrick, 1921 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Dichomeris chlorophracta is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1921.[1] It is found in Zimbabwe.[2]
The wingspan is 12[3]-17 mm. The forewings are dark violet-fuscous with a moderate whitish-ochreous costal streak at the base extending to dorsum, at three-fourths with a triangular expansion where a narrow transverse fascia runs to the dorsum before the tornus, continued around the apical portion of the costa and termen to the dorsal end of the fascia as a slender streak dotted with dark fuscous. The hindwings are light grey.[4]
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris chlorophracta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- ↑ Afro Moths
- ↑ Ann. Transv. Mus. 8 (2) : 82 Archived January 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Exot. Microlep. 3 (9): 285
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