Dichelopa panoplana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is known from Australia, where it widespread in semiarid areas from southern Queensland to South Australia.

Dichelopa panoplana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Dichelopa
Species:
D. panoplana
Binomial name
Dichelopa panoplana
(Meyrick, 1881)[1]
Synonyms
  • Dichelia panoplana Meyrick, 1881
  • Dichelopa heterozyga Turner, 1916
  • Lamyrodes molybdospora Turner, 1926

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are reddish-brown, mixed with fuscous and crossed by numerous broken silvery transverse lines. The hindwings are dark-brown.[2]

The larvae feed on Dodonaea species.

References edit

  1. ^ tortricidae.com
  2. ^ New Australian Lepidoptera of the Family Tortricidae   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.