Dichomeris zonaea

Dichomeris zonaea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species: D. zonaea
Binomial name
Dichomeris zonaea
(Meyrick, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Aphnogenes zonaea Meyrick, 1921

Dichomeris zonaea is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1921.[1] It is found in Zimbabwe.[2][3]

The wingspan is 10–11 mm. The forewings are light ochreous, the costal third pale ochreous-yellowish and the costal edge blackish at the base. There is a nearly straight suffused brownish transverse shade from two-thirds of the costa to the dorsum before the tornus, the terminal area beyond this is ochreous-yellowish sprinkled with brownish. There are some brown marginal dots around the apex and termen. The hindwings are grey.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris zonaea". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  2. ↑ Dichomeris at funet
  3. ↑ Afro Moths
  4. ↑ Ann. Transv. Mus. 8 (2) : 88 Archived January 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine.


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