Dichomeris acratopa

Dichomeris acratopa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Dichomeris
Species:	D. acratopa
Binomial name
	Dichomeris acratopa; (Meyrick, 1926)
Synonyms
	Prasodryas acratopa Meyrick, 1926;

Dichomeris acratopa is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1926.[1] It is found in Cameroon.[2]

The wingspan is about 17 mm (0.67 in). Adults are similar to Dichomeris fracticostella, but have the stigmata simple, dot-like and dark grey, with the plical beneath the first discal.[3]

References

Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris acratopa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
Savela, Markku (ed.). "Dichomeris". FUNET. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
Exot. Microlep. 3 (9): 288

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris acratopa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.

[2] Savela, Markku (ed.). "Dichomeris". FUNET. Retrieved 7 July 2020.

[3] Exot. Microlep. 3 (9): 288