Dissoptila crocodora

Dissoptila crocodora is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1922. It is found in Peru and Amazonas, Brazil.[1]

Dissoptila crocodora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Dissoptila
Species:
D. crocodora
Binomial name
Dissoptila crocodora
Meyrick, 1922

The wingspan is 9–10 mm. The forewings are purplish grey with the basal fourth deep ochreous yellow, from where a streak extends along the costa to near the apex, marked with a blackish dash on the costa in the middle, and a longer one at about three-fourths. The discal tufts at one-third are blackish grey. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References
  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (February 12, 2015). "Dissoptila crocodora Meyrick, 1922". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  2. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1922: 65.


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