Dichomeris autophanta

Dichomeris autophanta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Dichomeris
Species:	D. autophanta
Binomial name
	Dichomeris autophanta; (Meyrick, 1921)
Synonyms
	Pachnistis autophanta Meyrick, 1921; Neopachnistis autophanta;

Dichomeris autophanta is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1921.^[1] It is found in Zimbabwe.^[2]^[3]

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are dark purplish-fuscous with small cloudy pale ochreous opposite spots on the costa at three-fourths and the dorsum before the tornus. The hindwings are grey.^[4]

References

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris autophanta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
^ "Dichomeris". Retrieved 1 February 2017.
^ "AfroMoths". Retrieved 1 February 2017.
^ Ann. Transv. Mus. 8 (2) : 89 Archived January 22, 2015, 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 autophanta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.

[2] "Dichomeris". Retrieved 1 February 2017.

[3] "AfroMoths". Retrieved 1 February 2017.

[4] Ann. Transv. Mus. 8 (2) : 89 Archived January 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine

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