Dichomeris cyprophanes
| Dichomeris cyprophanes | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Dichomeris |
| Species: | D. cyprophanes |
| Binomial name | |
| Dichomeris cyprophanes (Meyrick, 1918) | |
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Dichomeris cyprophanes is a moth belonging to the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918.[1] This species is found in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal.[2]
The wingspan is 14–15 mm. The forewings are deep blue purple, towards the apex and termen becoming bright coppery. There is a faint oblique coppery strigula on the costa at three-fourths. The hindwings are grey.[3]
References
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris cyprophanes". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Dichomeris cyprophanes (Meyrick, 1918)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
- ^ Meyrick, E. (August 1918). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 6 (2): 27 – via Sabinet.
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