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Dicranucha albicincta

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Dicranucha albicincta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dicranucha
Species:
D. albicincta
Binomial name
Dicranucha albicincta
(Meyrick, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Brachmia albicincta Meyrick, 1921

Dicranucha albicincta is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found in South Africa.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are greyish ochreous sprinkled with dark grey, especially on the veins. The stigmata are dark fuscous, edged with some whitish scales, the plical less distinct, hardly beyond the first discal. There is a suffused rather dark fuscous streak from the second discal to the apex, strongest at the apex, and a slight indistinct streak beneath it. There is also a marginal series of dark fuscous dots around the apical portion of the costa and termen. The hindwings are light grey, towards the base whitish.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (June 14, 2014). "Dicranucha albicincta (Meyrick, 1921)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  2. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Dicranucha albicincta (Meyrick, 1921)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  3. ^ Meyrick, E. (July 14, 1921). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 8 (2): 90 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.