Dichomeris xanthodeta

Dichomeris xanthodeta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species: D. xanthodeta
Binomial name
Dichomeris xanthodeta
Meyrick, 1913

Dichomeris xanthodeta is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1913.[1] It is found in South Africa (Mpumalanga).[2]

The wingspan is 16-17 mm. The forewings are lilac-fuscous with the costa narrowly deep orange throughout and with a dark fuscous terminal line. The hindwings are grey.[3]

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