Biology:Dichomeris agathopa
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Short description: Species of moth
| Dichomeris agathopa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Dichomeris agathopa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=100260.
- ↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2019). "Dichomeris agathopa Meyrick, 1921". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/DICHAGAT. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
- ↑ Meyrick, E. (July 14, 1921). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum 8 (2): 85. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/202863#page/159/mode/1up.
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Wikidata ☰ Q13572525 entry
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