Dichomeris capnites

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Dichomeris capnites
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species:
D. capnites
Binomial name
Dichomeris capnites
(Meyrick, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Ypsolophus capnitesMeyrick, 1904

Dichomeris capnites is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. [1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland and South Australia. [2]

The wingspan is 16–20 mm (0.63–0.79 in). The forewings are fuscous, indistinctly strigulated with dark fuscous, the costa rosy-tinged on the basal third, with a dark fuscous basal dot and an obscure dark fuscous spot in the disc at one-fourth. The stigmata is rather large, very obscure and dark fuscous, with the plical somewhat obliquely before the first discal. The hindwings are fuscous, darker posteriorly. [3]

The larvae feed on the leaves of Acronychia species. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris capnites". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  2. ↑ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Dichomeris". FUNET . Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  3. ↑ Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 29 (2) : 435 PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  4. ↑ Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia


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