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Dichomeris orthacma

Synonyms: Dichomeris taphrites; Holaxyra taphritis; Megacraspedus taphrites

Wikipedia Abstract

Dichomeris orthacma is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1926. It is found in South Africa. The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are white irregularly sprinkled with fuscous and with a rather broad fuscous median streak from the base to the apex, the upper edge mixed with dark fuscous. There is a black dot on the fold beneath the middle of the wing and a marginal series of black dots on the apical part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are whitish-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