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Dichomeris cyprophanes

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Dichomeris cyprophanes
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D. cyprophanes
Binomial name
Dichomeris cyprophanes
(Meyrick, 1918)
Synonyms
  • Daemonarcha cyprophanes Meyrick, 1918

Dichomeris cyprophanes is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1918.[1] It is found in South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal).[2]

The wingspan is 14-15 mm. The forewings are deep blue-purple, towards the apex and termen becoming bright coppery. There is a faint oblique coppery strigula on the costa at three-fourths. The hindwings are grey.[3]

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