Dichomeris xestobyrsa

Dichomeris xestobyrsa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Dichomeris
Species:	D. xestobyrsa
Binomial name
	Dichomeris xestobyrsa; Meyrick, 1921

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". Afromoths. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
Meyrick, E. (July 14, 1921). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 8 (2): 82 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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[1] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Dichomeris xestobyrsa Meyrick, 1921". Afromoths. Retrieved August 27, 2020.

[2] Meyrick, E. (July 14, 1921). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 8 (2): 82 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.