Dichomeris xanthodeta

Dichomeris xanthodeta
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Dichomeris
Species:	D. xanthodeta
Binomial name
	Dichomeris xanthodeta; Meyrick, 1913

Dichomeris xanthodeta is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913.^[1] It is found in Mpumalanga, South Africa.^[2]

The wingspan is 16–17 mm. The forewings are lilac fuscous with the costa narrowly deep orange throughout and with a dark fuscous terminal line. The hindwings are grey.^[3]

References

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris xanthodeta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Dichomeris xanthodeta Meyrick, 1913". Afromoths. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
^ Meyrick, E. (January 1913). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera: IV". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 3 (4): 305 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris xanthodeta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018.

[2] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Dichomeris xanthodeta Meyrick, 1913". Afromoths. Retrieved August 26, 2020.

[3] Meyrick, E. (January 1913). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera: IV". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 3 (4): 305 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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