Dichomeris craspedotis

Dichomeris craspedotis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Dichomeris
Species:	D. craspedotis
Binomial name
	Dichomeris craspedotis; (Meyrick, 1937)
Synonyms
	Trichotaphe craspedotis Meyrick, 1937;

Dichomeris craspedotis is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1937.[1] It is found in the former Équateur provnce of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2]

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are uniform dark grey with the costal edge whitish ochreous from near the base to four-fifths. There is a marginal series of small black dots around the termen and apical part of the costa. The hindwings are rather dark grey, darker towards the apex.[3]

References

Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris craspedotis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Dichomeris craspedotis (Meyrick, 1937)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
Exotic Microlepidoptera. 5 (3): 95.

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris craspedotis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.

[2] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Dichomeris craspedotis (Meyrick, 1937)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 25, 2020.

[3] Exotic Microlepidoptera. 5 (3): 95.