Biology:Dichomeris syngrapta

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Short description: Species of moth

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

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

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous, the veins are tinged with ferruginous and the base of the costal edge is fuscous. There is a streak of reddish-fuscous suffusion mixed with darker along the termen and the terminal edge is ochreous whitish. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Dichomeris syngrapta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=100770. 
  2. De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2019). "Dichomeris syngrapta (Meyrick, 1921)". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/EPORSYNG. Retrieved August 26, 2020. 
  3. 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.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Wikidata ☰ Q13589768 entry