Biology:Dichomeris cyprophanes

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Short description: Species of moth

Dichomeris cyprophanes
Scientific classification edit
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 in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918.[1] It 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

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Dichomeris cyprophanes". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=100396. 
  2. De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2019). "Dichomeris cyprophanes (Meyrick, 1918)". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/DAEMCYPR. Retrieved August 20, 2020. 
  3. Meyrick, E. (August 1918). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum 6 (2): 27. https://journals.co.za/content/nfi_annalstm/6/2/AJA00411752_795.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Wikidata ☰ Q13589151 entry