Dichomeris orthacma
| Dichomeris orthacma | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Dichomeris |
| Species: | D. orthacma |
| Binomial name | |
| Dichomeris orthacma (Meyrick, 1926) | |
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Dichomeris orthacma is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1926.[1] It is found in South Africa.[2]
The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are white irregularly sprinkled with fuscous and with a rather broad fuscous median streak from the base to the apex, the upper edge mixed with dark fuscous. There is a black dot on the fold beneath the middle of the wing and a marginal series of black dots on the apical part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are whitish-grey.[3]
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