Dichomeris xanthodeta

Dichomeris xanthodeta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Dichomeris
Species:	D. xanthodeta
Binomial name
	Dichomeris xanthodeta; Meyrick, 1913

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

The wingspan is 16–17 mm. The forewings are lilac-fuscous with the costa narrowly deep orange throughout and with a dark fuscous terminal line. 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 xanthodeta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
Afro Moths
Ann. Transv. Mus. 3 (4) : 305 Archived March 15, 2016, 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 xanthodeta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018.

[2] Afro Moths

[3] Ann. Transv. Mus. 3 (4) : 305 Archived March 15, 2016, at the Wayback Machine