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Dichomeris cyprophanes

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Dichomeris cyprophanes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species:
D. cyprophanes
Binomial name
Dichomeris cyprophanes
(Meyrick, 1918)
Synonyms
  • Daemonarcha cyprophanes Meyrick, 1918

Dichomeris cyprophanes is a moth belonging to the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918.[1] This species is found in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal.[2]

The wingspan is 14–15 mm. The forewings are deep blue purple, towards the apex and termen becoming bright coppery. There is a faint oblique coppery strigula on the costa at three-fourths. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Dichomeris cyprophanes​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  2. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Dichomeris cyprophanes (Meyrick, 1918)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  3. ^ Meyrick, E. (August 1918). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 6 (2): 27 – via Sabinet. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.