Dichelopa panoplana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is known from Australia, where it widespread in semiarid areas from southern Queensland to South Australia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Dichelopa |
| Species: | D. panoplana
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The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are reddish-brown, mixed with fuscous and crossed by numerous broken silvery transverse lines. The hindwings are dark-brown.[2]
The larvae feed on Dodonaea species.
References
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- ^ tortricidae.com
- ^ New Australian Lepidoptera of the Family Tortricidae
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