Dichomeris antizyga

(Dichomeris antizyga)

Description

Dichomeris antizyga is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1913. It is found in South Africa (Mpumalanga, Gauteng) and Namibia. The wingspan is 13–14 mm. The forewings are yellow-ochreous with the base of the costa dark fuscous. There is a small blackish dot in the disc at one-fourth. The stigmata is moderate, black, the plical slightly beyond the first discal, the second discal connected with the dorsum by some pale greyish suffusion. There is a short blackish-grey streak from the apex along the upper part of the termen. The hindwings are light grey.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Gelechiidae
Genus:Dichomeris
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