Dichomeris_xanthodeta

<i>Dichomeris xanthodeta</i>

Dichomeris xanthodeta

Species of moth

Dichomeris xanthodeta is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913.[1] It is found in Mpumalanga, South Africa.[2]

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The wingspan is 16–17 mm. The forewings are lilac fuscous with the costa narrowly deep orange throughout and with a dark fuscous terminal line. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris xanthodeta​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  2. [2]
    De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Dichomeris xanthodeta Meyrick, 1913". Afromoths. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  3. [3]
    Meyrick, E. (January 1913). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera: IV". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 3 (4): 305 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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