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Dichomeris xestobyrsa

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Dichomeris xestobyrsa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species:
D. xestobyrsa
Binomial name
Dichomeris xestobyrsa
Meyrick, 1921

Dichomeris xestobyrsa is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found in Zimbabwe.[1]

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are grey with the bases of the scales whitish ochreous and with a black dot on the base of the costa with some whitish-ochreous suffusion beneath it. The stigmata are small, dark fuscous, the plical slightly before the first discal. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References

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  1. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Dichomeris xestobyrsa Meyrick, 1921". Afromoths. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  2. ^ Meyrick, E. (July 14, 1921). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 8 (2): 82 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.