Dissoptila crocodora

Dissoptila crocodora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dissoptila
Species: D. crocodora
Binomial name
Dissoptila crocodora
Meyrick, 1922

Dissoptila crocodora is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1922. It is found in Brazil (Amazonas) and Peru.[1]

The wingspan is 9-10 mm. The forewings are purplish-grey with the basal fourth deep ochreous-yellow, from where a streak extends along the costa to near the apex, marked with a blackish dash on the costa in the middle, and a longer one about three-fourths. The discal tufts at one-third are blackish-grey. The hindwings are grey.[2]

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