Dichomeris claviculata
| Dichomeris claviculata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Dichomeris |
| Species: | D. claviculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Dichomeris claviculata (Meyrick, 1909) | |
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Dichomeris claviculata is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1909.[1] It is found in Mozambique and South Africa (Gauteng).[2]
The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are glossy fuscous-grey, sprinkled with black, especially towards the margins. The costal edge is whitish-ochreous on the anterior half, with a black basal dot. There is a slightly curved slender black bar in the disk at two-fifths representing the plical and first discal stigmata. A very small whitish-ochreous spot is found on the costa at two-thirds. The hindwings are grey.[3]
The larvae feed on Combretum species.
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