Dichomeris antizyga

Dichomeris antizyga is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1913.[1] It is found in South Africa (Mpumalanga, Gauteng) and Namibia.[2]

Dichomeris antizyga
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D. antizyga
Binomial name
Dichomeris antizyga
Meyrick, 1913

The wingspan is 13–14 mm. The forewings are yellow-ochreous with the base of the costa dark fuscous. There is a small blackish dot in the disc at one-fourth. The stigmata are moderate, black, the plical slightly beyond the first discal, the second discal connected with the dorsum by some pale greyish suffusion. There is a short blackish-grey streak from the apex along the upper part of the termen. The hindwings are light grey.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris antizyga". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  2. Afro Moths
  3. Ann. Transv. Mus. 3 (4) : 303 Archived March 15, 2016, at the Wayback Machine


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