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Dichomeris opsorrhoa

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Dichomeris

Dichomeris opsorrhoa is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1929. It is found in South Africa.

The wingspan is 15-16 mm. The forewings are rather dark fuscous with a brownish-ochreous streak beneath the costa from the base to about one-third, and a short streak on the base of the dorsum joining this at the origin. The stigmata is cloudy, dark fuscous, with the plical beneath the first discal, and some ochreous suffusion on the sides of these, and a streak joining the discal. There is an ochreous transverse shade at three-fourths, angulated in the middle. There is also some ochreous irroration or suffusion posteriorly, especially towards the three or four dark terminal dots. The hindwings are rather dark grey.

References

Dichomeris opsorrhoa Wikipedia