Dichelopa pyrsogramma

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Dichelopa pyrsogramma
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Dichelopa
Species:
D. pyrsogramma
Binomial name
Dichelopa pyrsogramma
Meyrick, 1934 [1] [2]

Dichelopa pyrsogramma 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 Nuku Hiva. [4]

The wingspan is 8 mm (0.31 in) for the holotype, a female. It was collected on a Cyrtandra species on the summit of Mount Ooumu at 1,190 m (3,890 ft) above sea level. [1] Later collections have made on elevations above 769 m (2,523 ft). [4]

References

  1. 1 2 Meyrick, E. (1934). "Pyrales and microlepidoptera of the Marquesas Islands" (PDF). Bernice P. Bishop Museum Bulletin. 114: 333–355 [343].
  2. 1 2 Gilligan, T. M.; Baixeras, J. & Brown, J. W. (2018). "Dichelopa pyrsogramma Meyrick, 1934". World Catalogue of the Tortricidae (Ver. 4.0). Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  3. Peter Oboyski (June 2010). "Lepidoptera of French Polynesia - Photo Gallery". Moths of French Polynesia. University of California Berkeley. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 Clarke, J. F. Gates (1986). "Pyralidae and Microlepidoptera of the Marquesas Archipelago". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 416: 1–485 [144]. doi: 10.5479/si.00810282.416 .