Dichomeris xestobyrsa
Dichomeris xestobyrsa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Dichomeris |
Species: | D. xestobyrsa
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Binomial name | |
Dichomeris xestobyrsa Meyrick, 1921
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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.
Categories:
- Endemic fauna of Zimbabwe
- Moths described in 1921
- Dichomeris
- Dichomeris stubs