Dichomeris cyprophanes

Dichomeris cyprophanes
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Dichomeris
Species:	D. cyprophanes
Binomial name
	Dichomeris cyprophanes; (Meyrick, 1918)
Synonyms
	Daemonarcha cyprophanes Meyrick, 1918;

Dichomeris cyprophanes is a moth belonging to the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918.^[1] This species is found in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal.^[2]

The wingspan is 14–15 mm. The forewings are deep blue purple, towards the apex and termen becoming bright coppery. There is a faint oblique coppery strigula on the costa at three-fourths. The hindwings are grey.^[3]

References

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris cyprophanes". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Dichomeris cyprophanes (Meyrick, 1918)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
^ Meyrick, E. (August 1918). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 6 (2): 27 – via Sabinet. 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 cyprophanes". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.

[2] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Dichomeris cyprophanes (Meyrick, 1918)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 20, 2020.

[3] Meyrick, E. (August 1918). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 6 (2): 27 – via Sabinet. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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