Dichomeris pyrrhitis

Dichomeris pyrrhitis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Dichomeris
Species:	D. pyrrhitis
Binomial name
	Dichomeris pyrrhitis; (Meyrick, 1911)
Synonyms
	Trichotaphe pyrrhitis Meyrick, 1911;

Dichomeris pyrrhitis is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1911.^[1] It is found in South Africa and Zimbabwe.^[2]

The wingspan is 15–16 mm. The forewings are ferruginous-brownish, irregularly mixed with rather dark grey and with the costal edge ochreous. The stigmata are deep ferruginous-brown, the plical beneath the first discal, a similar less marked dot midway between the first discal and the base. There is a more or less developed small pale ochreous spot on the costa at two-thirds. The hindwings are dark grey.^[3]

References

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris pyrrhitis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
^ Afro Moths
^ Ann. Transv. Mus. 3 (1) : 68 Archived 2015-05-18 at the Wayback Machine

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

[2] Afro Moths

[3] Ann. Transv. Mus. 3 (1) : 68 Archived 2015-05-18 at the Wayback Machine

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