Biology:Dichomeris byrsoxantha

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Short description: Species of moth

Dichomeris byrsoxantha
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species:
D. byrsoxantha
Binomial name
Dichomeris byrsoxantha
(Meyrick, 1918)
Synonyms
  • Trichotaphe byrsoxantha Meyrick, 1918

Dichomeris byrsoxantha is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918.[1] It is found in South Africa .[2][3]

The wingspan is about 17 mm (0.67 in). The forewings are ochreous orange tinged with ferruginous. The stigmata are dark fuscous, the discal approximated, transverse, the first rather oblique, the plical dot like, beneath the first discal. There is a terminal series of dark fuscous dots. The hindwings are grey.[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13589036 entry