Dichomeris latipalpis is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Thomas de Grey in 1881.[1] It is found in South Africa.[2]
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Dichomeris |
Species: | D. latipalpis
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Binomial name | |
Dichomeris latipalpis (Walsingham, 1881)
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The wingspan is about 14mm. The forewings are brownish fuscous, with a very faint plum-coloured gloss and speckled about the base of the fold and costal margin with whitish grey scales. These are also found about the costal margin on the apical fourth of the wing. The hindwings are shining pale grey, with a very faint purplish tinge.[3]
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris latipalpis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- ^ Afro Moths
- ^ Trans. Ent. Soc. 1881 (2) : 265 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.