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Dichelopa sciota

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Dichelopa sciota
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Dichelopa
Species:
D. sciota
Binomial name
Dichelopa sciota
(Lower, 1916)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tortrix sciota Lower, 1916

Dichelopa sciota is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from South Australia.

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are light fuscous, reticulated throughout with waved transverse dot-like lines of darker fuscous. The costa between the base and median band is dull bronze-fuscous. There is a moderately broad fuscous median band, reaching from the middle of the costa to the tornus. The hindwings are fuscous with darker spots.[2]

References

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  1. ^ tortricidae.com
  2. ^ Descriptions of new Australian Micro-LepidopteraPublic Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.