Dasmophora
Dasmophora is a moth genus, belonging to the family Tineidae.[1] It contains only one species, Dasmophora xerospila, which is found in French Guiana.
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| Genus: | Dasmophora Meyrick, 1919 |
| Species: | D. xerospila |
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| Dasmophora xerospila Meyrick, 1919 | |
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]
References
- Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae
- Exotic microlepidoptera, v. 1-5, Mar. 1912-Nov. 1937
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