Dichomeris cotifera

Dichomeris cotifera
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Dichomeris
Species:	D. cotifera
Binomial name
	Dichomeris cotifera; Meyrick, 1913

Last updated May 07, 2024

Dichomeris cotifera is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913.^[1] It is found in Mpumalanga, South Africa.^[2]

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are light ochreous yellowish with the costal edge suffused with dark grey from the base to two-thirds and with a dark purplish-grey dorsal band from the base to the termen, streaked with blackish on the veins, occupying about half of the wing, broadest posteriorly and reaching the apex, the upper portion suffused with dark brown towards the base and posteriorly, the upper edge forming a triangular projection before the middle of the wing, beyond this with an excision containing a spot of brown suffusion. There are some scattered black scales and brownish suffusion on the veins on the costal half of the wing posteriorly. The hindwings are grey.^[3]

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References

↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris cotifera". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 21, 2018.
↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Dichomeris cotifera Meyrick, 1913". Afromoths. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
↑ Meyrick, E. (January 1913). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera: IV". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 3 (4): 303 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris cotifera". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 21, 2018.

[2] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Dichomeris cotifera Meyrick, 1913". Afromoths. Retrieved August 25, 2020.

[3] Meyrick, E. (January 1913). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera: IV". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 3 (4): 303 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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