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Dichomeris capnites

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Dichomeris capnites
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D. capnites
Binomial name
Dichomeris capnites
(Meyrick, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Ypsolophus capnites Meyrick, 1904

Dichomeris capnites is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland and South Australia.[2]

The wingspan is 16–20 mm (0.63–0.79 in). The forewings are fuscous, indistinctly strigulated with dark fuscous, the costa rosy-tinged on the basal third, with a dark fuscous basal dot and an obscure dark fuscous spot in the disc at one-fourth. The stigmata is rather large, very obscure and dark fuscous, with the plical somewhat obliquely before the first discal. The hindwings are fuscous, darker posteriorly.[3]

The larvae feed on the leaves of Acronychia species.[4]

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris capnites​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Dichomeris". FUNET. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  3. ^ Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 29 (2) : 435
  4. ^ Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia