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Dichomeris microphanta

Synonyms: Pachnistis microphanta

Wikipedia Abstract

Dichomeris microphanta is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1921. It is found in Zimbabwe. The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are dark purplish-fuscous with small undefined opposite spots of whitish-ochreous suffusion on the costa at three-fourths and the dorsum before the tornus, and three or four scattered scales between them. The hindwings are rather dark grey.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0