Dichomeris stasimopa

Dichomeris stasimopa is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1937.[1] It is found in South Africa.[2]

Dichomeris stasimopa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Dichomeris
Species:
D. stasimopa
Binomial name
Dichomeris stasimopa
Meyrick, 1937

The wingspan is 12–13 mm. The forewings are bronzy grey. The stigmata are dark grey, the plical slightly before the first discal. There is an obscure grey-whitish direct transverse line about three-fourths, straight or slightly irregular. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris stasimopa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Dichomeris stasimopa Meyrick, 1937". Afromoths. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  3. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 5 (3): 94.


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