Dichomeris pyrrhitis
| Dichomeris pyrrhitis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Dichomeris |
| Species: | D. pyrrhitis |
| Binomial name | |
| Dichomeris pyrrhitis (Meyrick, 1911) | |
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Dichomeris pyrrhitis is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1911.[1] It is found in South Africa and Zimbabwe.[2]
The wingspan is 15-16 mm. The forewings are ferruginous-brownish, irregularly mixed with rather dark grey and with the costal edge ochreous. The stigmata is deep ferruginous-brown, the plical beneath the first discal, a similar less marked dot midway between the first discal and the base. There is a more or less developed small pale ochreous spot on the costa at two-thirds. The hindwings are dark grey.[3]
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