Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Tineidae Rank Genus | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Species D. xerospila | |
Dasmophora is a moth genus, belonging to the family Tineidae. It contains only one species, Dasmophora xerospila, which is found in French Guiana.
The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are elongate and pale greyish-ochreous irregularly sprinkled with fuscous and dark fuscous and dark fuscous spots on the costa at the base. The hindwings are grey, but lighter anteriorly.
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