Dichomeris claviculata

Dichomeris claviculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Dichomeris
Species:	D. claviculata
Binomial name
	Dichomeris claviculata; (Meyrick, 1909)
Synonyms
	Trichotaphe claviculata Meyrick, 1909;

Dichomeris claviculata is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1909.^[1] It is found in Mozambique and South Africa (Gauteng).^[2]

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are glossy fuscous-grey, sprinkled with black, especially towards the margins. The costal edge is whitish-ochreous on the anterior half, with a black basal dot. There is a slightly curved slender black bar in the disk at two-fifths representing the plical and first discal stigmata. A very small whitish-ochreous spot is found on the costa at two-thirds. The hindwings are grey.^[3]

The larvae feed on Combretum species.

References

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris claviculata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
^ Afro Moths
^ Ann. Transv. Mus. 2 (1) : 17 Archived September 23, 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 claviculata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.

[2] Afro Moths

[3] Ann. Transv. Mus. 2 (1) : 17 Archived September 23, 2015, at the Wayback Machine

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