Dichomeris microphanta explained

Dichomeris microphanta is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found in Zimbabwe.[1] [2]

The wingspan is about . The forewings are dark purplish fuscous with small undefined opposite spots of whitish-ochreous suffusion on the costa at three-fourths and the dorsum before the tornus, and three or four scattered scales between them. The hindwings are rather dark grey.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2 May 2019 . Dichomeris microphanta (Meyrick, 1921) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . . 26 August 2020 . Savela . Markku.
  2. Web site: De Prins . J. . De Prins . W. . amp . 2019 . Dichomeris microphanta (Meyrick, 1921) . Afromoths . August 26, 2020.
  3. Meyrick . E. . July 14, 1921 . Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera . Annals of the Transvaal Museum . 8 . 2 . 89 . Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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