Trichotaphe_claviculata

<i>Dichomeris claviculata</i>

Dichomeris claviculata

Species of moth

Dichomeris claviculata is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1909.[1] It is found in Mozambique and Gauteng, South Africa.[2]

Quick Facts Dichomeris claviculata, Scientific classification ...

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are glossy fuscous grey, sprinkled with black, especially towards the margins. The costal edge is whitish ochreous on the anterior half, with a black basal dot. There is a slightly curved slender black bar in the disk at two-fifths representing the plical and first discal stigmata. A very small whitish-ochreous spot is found on the costa at two-thirds. The hindwings are grey.[3]

The larvae feed on Combretum species.

References

  1. [1]
    Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris claviculata​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  2. [2]
    De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Dichomeris claviculata (Meyrick, 1909)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  3. [3]
    Meyrick, E. (November 1909). "Descriptions of Tansvaal Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 2 (1): 17 – via Sabinet.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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