Dichomeris pyrrhitis
Dichomeris pyrrhitis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Dichomeris |
Species: | D. pyrrhitis |
Binomial name | |
Dichomeris pyrrhitis (Meyrick, 1911) | |
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Dichomeris pyrrhitis is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1911.[1] It is found in South Africa and Zimbabwe.[2]
The wingspan is 15–16 mm. The forewings are ferruginous-brownish, irregularly mixed with rather dark grey and with the costal edge ochreous. The stigmata is deep ferruginous-brown, the plical beneath the first discal, a similar less marked dot midway between the first discal and the base. There is a more or less developed small pale ochreous spot on the costa at two-thirds. The hindwings are dark grey.[3]
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris pyrrhitis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
- ↑ Afro Moths
- ↑ Ann. Transv. Mus. 3 (1) : 68 Archived 2015-05-18 at the Wayback Machine.
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