Biology:Dichomeris festa

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Short description: Species of moth

Dichomeris festa
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species:
D. festa
Binomial name
Dichomeris festa
(Meyrick, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Iochares festa Meyrick, 1921

Dichomeris festa is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921.[1] It is found in South Africa .[2]

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are whitish ochreous, the veins irregularly lined or streaked with deep ferruginous and the dorsal area suffused with ferruginous, as well as with some ferruginous suffusion towards the costa posteriorly, and beyond the cell, extending beneath vein 8 to the apex. The discal stigmata is represented by narrow elongate very oblique deep ferruginous spots. The hindwings are ochreous tinged with fuscous.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13589224 entry