Dichomeris agathopa

Dichomeris agathopa is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921.[1] It is found in Zimbabwe and the South African provinces of Limpopo, Free State and North West.[2]

Dichomeris agathopa
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D. agathopa
Binomial name
Dichomeris agathopa
Meyrick, 1921

The wingspan is about 19 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous with the base of the costa blackish and with a moderate semi-oval blackish-fuscous spot on the costa beyond the middle. The hindwings are pale grey suffused with pale ochreous yellowish.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris agathopa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Dichomeris agathopa Meyrick, 1921". Afromoths. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  3. Meyrick, E. (July 14, 1921). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 8 (2): 85 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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