Dichomeris agathopa
Appearance
Dichomeris agathopa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Dichomeris |
Species: | D. agathopa
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Binomial name | |
Dichomeris agathopa Meyrick, 1921
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Dichomeris agathopa is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921.[1] It is found in Zimbabwe and the South African provinces of Limpopo, Free State and North West.[2]
The wingspan is about 19 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous with the base of the costa blackish and with a moderate semi-oval blackish-fuscous spot on the costa beyond the middle. The hindwings are pale grey suffused with pale ochreous yellowish.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris agathopa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Dichomeris agathopa Meyrick, 1921". Afromoths. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
- ^ Meyrick, E. (July 14, 1921). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 8 (2): 85 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.