Biology:Dichomeris xanthodeta
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Short description: Species of moth
| Dichomeris xanthodeta | |
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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. xanthodeta
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| Binomial name | |
| Dichomeris xanthodeta Meyrick, 1913
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Dichomeris xanthodeta is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913.[1] It is found in Mpumalanga, South Africa.[2]
The wingspan is 16–17 mm. The forewings are lilac fuscous with the costa narrowly deep orange throughout and with a dark fuscous terminal line. The hindwings are grey.[3]
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Dichomeris xanthodeta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=100831.
- ↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2019). "Dichomeris xanthodeta Meyrick, 1913". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/DICHXANT. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
- ↑ Meyrick, E. (January 1913). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera: IV". Annals of the Transvaal Museum 3 (4): 305. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/203783#page/373/mode/1up.
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Wikidata ☰ Q13572585 entry
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