Dichomeris aphanopa

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

Dichomeris aphanopa is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1921.[1] It is found in South Africa (North-West Province) and Zimbabwe.[2]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are pale grey closely irrorated with dark purple-fuscous. The stigmata is cloudy, darker and hardly traceable, the plical beneath the first discal. There is a somewhat more distinct spot edged posteriorly with grey midway between the first discal and the base. The hindwings are rather dark grey.[3]

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