Dichelopa castanopis

Dichelopa castanopis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Dichelopa
Species:	D. castanopis
Binomial name
	Dichelopa castanopis; Meyrick, 1934

Last updated October 12, 2025

Dichelopa castanopis is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found on the Marquesas Archipelago in French Polynesia^[2]^[3]^[4] with records only from Ua Pou.^[4] In the original species description, also specimens from Hiva Oa were included,^[1] but in 1986, J. F. Gates Clarke described the population on Hiva Oa as a distinct species, Dichelopa flexura .^[4]

The wingspan is 16–30 mm (0.63–1.18 in) for females.^[1]

References

1 2 3 Meyrick, E. (1934). "Pyrales and microlepidoptera of the Marquesas Islands" (PDF). Bernice P. Bishop Museum Bulletin. 114: 333–355 [344].
1 2 Gilligan, T. M.; Baixeras, J. & Brown, J. W. (2018). "Dichelopa castanopis Meyrick, 1934". World Catalogue of the Tortricidae (Ver. 4.0). Retrieved 5 March 2025.
↑ Peter Oboyski (June 2010). "Lepidoptera of French Polynesia - Photo Gallery". Moths of French Polynesia. University of California Berkeley. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
1 2 3 Clarke, J. F. Gates (1986). "Pyralidae and Microlepidoptera of the Marquesas Archipelago" . Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 416: 1–485 [121–122]. doi: 10.5479/si.00810282.416 .

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[Meyrick_1934-1] 1 2 3 Meyrick, E. (1934). "Pyrales and microlepidoptera of the Marquesas Islands" (PDF). Bernice P. Bishop Museum Bulletin. 114: 333–355 [344].

[World_Catalogue_of_the_Tortricidae-2] 1 2 Gilligan, T. M.; Baixeras, J. & Brown, J. W. (2018). "Dichelopa castanopis Meyrick, 1934". World Catalogue of the Tortricidae (Ver. 4.0). Retrieved 5 March 2025.

[Moths_of_French_Polynesia-3] Peter Oboyski (June 2010). "Lepidoptera of French Polynesia - Photo Gallery". Moths of French Polynesia. University of California Berkeley. Retrieved 5 March 2025.

[Clarke_1986-4] 1 2 3 Clarke, J. F. Gates (1986). "Pyralidae and Microlepidoptera of the Marquesas Archipelago" . Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 416: 1–485 [121–122]. doi: 10.5479/si.00810282.416 .

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