Dichomeris acratopa
Dichomeris acratopa is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1926.[1] It is found in Cameroon.[2]
| Dichomeris acratopa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Dichomeris |
| Species: | D. acratopa |
| Binomial name | |
| Dichomeris acratopa (Meyrick, 1926) | |
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The wingspan is about 17 mm (0.67 in). Adults are similar to Dichomeris fracticostella, but have the stigmata simple, dot like and dark grey, with the plical beneath the first discal.[3]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris acratopa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
- Savela, Markku, ed. (2 May 2019). "Dichomeris acratopa (Meyrick, 1926)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 25 August 2020 – via FUNET.
- Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (9): 288.
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