Dicranucha legalis explained

Dicranucha legalis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found in Mozambique.[1] [2]

The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are rather dark purplish fuscous. The stigmata cloudy, blackish, the plical rather obliquely before the first discal. The hindwings are grey whitish.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Savela . Markku . June 14, 2014 . Dicranucha legalis (Meyrick, 1921) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . August 27, 2020.
  2. Web site: De Prins . J. . De Prins . W. . amp . 2019 . Dicranucha legalis (Meyrick, 1921) . Afromoths . August 27, 2020.
  3. Meyrick . E. . July 14, 1921 . Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera . Annals of the Transvaal Museum . 8 . 2 . 91 . Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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