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Dasmophora

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Dasmophora
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Dasmophora

Meyrick, 1919
Species:
D. xerospila
Binomial name
Dasmophora xerospila
Meyrick, 1919

Dasmophora is a moth genus, belonging to the family Tineidae.[1] It contains only one species, Dasmophora xerospila, which is found in French Guiana.

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are elongate and pale greyish-ochreous irregularly sprinkled with fuscous and dark fuscous and dark fuscous spots on the costa at the base. The hindwings are grey, but lighter anteriorly.[2]

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