Dichomeris autophanta

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

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

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are dark purplish fuscous with small cloudy pale ochreous opposite spots on the costa at three-fourths and the dorsum before the tornus. The hindwings are grey.[4]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris autophanta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku, ed. (2 May 2019). "Dichomeris autophanta (Meyrick, 1921)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  3. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Dichomeris autophanta (Meyrick, 1921)". Afromoths. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  4. Meyrick, E. (July 14, 1921). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 8 (2): 89 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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