Biology:Dichomeris cyprophanes
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Short description: Species of moth
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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. cyprophanes
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| Dichomeris cyprophanes (Meyrick, 1918)
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Dichomeris cyprophanes is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918.[1] It is found in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal.[2]
The wingspan is 14–15 mm. The forewings are deep blue purple, towards the apex and termen becoming bright coppery. There is a faint oblique coppery strigula on the costa at three-fourths. The hindwings are grey.[3]
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Dichomeris cyprophanes". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=100396.
- ↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2019). "Dichomeris cyprophanes (Meyrick, 1918)". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/DAEMCYPR. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
- ↑ Meyrick, E. (August 1918). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum 6 (2): 27. https://journals.co.za/content/nfi_annalstm/6/2/AJA00411752_795.
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Wikidata ☰ Q13589151 entry
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