Dichomeris agathopa

Dichomeris agathopa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Dichomeris
Species:	D. agathopa
Binomial name
	Dichomeris agathopa; Meyrick, 1921

Dichomeris agathopa is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1921.[1] It is found in South Africa (Limpopo, Free State, North-West Province) and Zimbabwe.[2]

The wingspan is about 19 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous with the base of the costa blackish and with a moderate semi-oval blackish-fuscous spot on the costa beyond the middle. The hindwings are pale grey suffused with pale ochreous-yellowish.[3]

References

Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris agathopa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
Afro Moths
Ann. Transv. Mus. 8 (2) : 85 Archived January 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine

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

[2] Afro Moths

[3] Ann. Transv. Mus. 8 (2) : 85 Archived January 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine