Biology:Dichomeris microphanta

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Short description: Species of moth

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

Dichomeris microphanta is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921.[1] It is found in Zimbabwe.[2][3]

The wingspan is about 15 mm (0.59 in). The forewings are dark purplish fuscous with small undefined opposite spots of whitish-ochreous suffusion on the costa at three-fourths and the dorsum before the tornus, and three or four scattered scales between them. The hindwings are rather dark grey.[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13589469 entry