Dichomeris zonaea

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

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

The wingspan is 10–11 mm (0.39–0.43 in). The forewings are light ochreous, the costal third pale ochreous yellowish and the costal edge blackish at the base. There is a nearly straight suffused brownish transverse shade from two-thirds of the costa to the dorsum before the tornus, the terminal area beyond this is ochreous yellowish sprinkled with brownish. There are some brown marginal dots around the apex and termen. 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 zonaea". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku, ed. (2 May 2019). "Dichomeris zonaea (Meyrick, 1921)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 26 August 2020 – via FUNET.
  3. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Dichomeris zonaea (Meyrick, 1921)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  4. Meyrick, E. (July 14, 1921). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 8 (2): 88 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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