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Dichomeris ironica

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Dichomeris

Dichomeris ironica is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1909. It is found in South Africa (Limpopo).

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are dark purplish-fuscous. The stigmata cloudy, blackish, with the plical beneath the first discal. There is a similar less distinct spot midway between the first discal and the base and a cloudy pale ochreous dot on the costa at three-fourths. Some blackish lunate marks are found on the termen. The hindwings are rather dark grey.

References

Dichomeris ironica Wikipedia