Dichomeris metatoxa

Dichomeris metatoxa is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1935.[1] It is found in southern India.[2]

Dichomeris metatoxa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Dichomeris
Species:
D. metatoxa
Binomial name
Dichomeris metatoxa
(Meyrick, 1935)
Synonyms
  • Cymotricha metatoxa Meyrick, 1935

The larvae feed on Bauhinia vahlii.

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris metatoxa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku, ed. (May 2, 2019). "Dichomeris metatoxa (Meyrick, 1935)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 26, 2020.


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