Gemorodes diclera

Gemorodes diclera is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1925. It is found in South Africa (Western Cape).[1][2]

Gemorodes diclera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Xyloryctidae
Genus:
Gemorodes
Species:
G. diclera
Binomial name
Gemorodes diclera
Meyrick, 1925

The wingspan is about 26 mm. The forewings are grey, irregularly irrorated with whitish scales tipped dark fuscous. There is an obscure undefined subbasal fascia of darker irroration. The discal stigmata form spots of dark fuscous irroration, the space between them more whitish-suffused. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References
  1. Gemorodes diclera. funet.fi. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  2. Afro Moths
  3. Exot. Microlep. 3 (5-7): 155


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