Dichomeris chlorophracta

Dichomeris chlorophracta is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1921.[1] It is found in Zimbabwe.[2]

Dichomeris chlorophracta
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D. chlorophracta
Binomial name
Dichomeris chlorophracta
Meyrick, 1921
Synonyms
  • Epicharta chlorophracta
  • Epicharta gnomonodes Meyrick, 1926

The wingspan is 12[3]-17 mm. The forewings are dark violet-fuscous with a moderate whitish-ochreous costal streak at the base extending to dorsum, at three-fourths with a triangular expansion where a narrow transverse fascia runs to the dorsum before the tornus, continued around the apical portion of the costa and termen to the dorsal end of the fascia as a slender streak dotted with dark fuscous. The hindwings are light grey.[4]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris chlorophracta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  2. Afro Moths
  3. Ann. Transv. Mus. 8 (2) : 82 Archived January 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  4. Exot. Microlep. 3 (9): 285


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