Dichomeris xestobyrsa

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

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

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are grey with the bases of the scales whitish-ochreous and with a black dot on the base of the costa with some whitish-ochreous suffusion beneath it. The stigmata are small, dark fuscous, the plical slightly before the first discal. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References

Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
Afro Moths
Ann. Transv. Mus. 8 (2) : 82 Archived January 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine

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[1] Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.

[2] Afro Moths

[3] Ann. Transv. Mus. 8 (2) : 82 Archived January 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine