Biology:Dichomeris xestobyrsa
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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. xestobyrsa
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| Binomial name | |
| Dichomeris xestobyrsa Meyrick, 1921
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Dichomeris xestobyrsa is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found in Zimbabwe.[1]
The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are grey with the bases of the scales whitish ochreous and with a black dot on the base of the costa with some whitish-ochreous suffusion beneath it. The stigmata are small, dark fuscous, the plical slightly before the first discal. The hindwings are grey.[2]
References
- ↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2019). "Dichomeris xestobyrsa Meyrick, 1921". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/DICHXEST. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
- ↑ Meyrick, E. (July 14, 1921). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum 8 (2): 82. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/202863#page/156/mode/1up.
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Wikidata ☰ Q13572587 entry
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