Dichomeris syngrapta

Dichomeris syngrapta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species:
D. syngrapta
Binomial name
Dichomeris syngrapta
(Meyrick, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Trichotaphe syngrapta Meyrick, 1921
  • Eporgastis syngrapta

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

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous, the veins are tinged with ferruginous and the base of the costal edge is fuscous. There is a streak of reddish-fuscous suffusion mixed with darker along the termen and the terminal edge is ochreous whitish. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Dichomeris syngrapta​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  2. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Dichomeris syngrapta (Meyrick, 1921)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  3. ^ Meyrick, E. (July 14, 1921). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 8 (2): 85 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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