Dichomeris erixantha is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914.[1] It is found in Malawi and Zimbabwe.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Dichomeris |
| Species: | D. erixantha
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| Dichomeris erixantha (Meyrick, 1914)
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The wingspan is 16–20 mm. The forewings are deep ochreous yellow. The hindwings are dark grey.[3]
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris erixantha". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Dichomeris erixantha (Meyrick, 1914)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
- ^ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1 (9): 279.
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