Dasmophora
Genus of moths
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Dasmophora is a moth genus, belonging to the family Tineidae.[1] It contains only one species, Dasmophora xerospila, which is found in French Guiana.
| Dasmophora | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tineidae |
| Genus: | Dasmophora Meyrick, 1919 |
| Species: | D. xerospila |
| Binomial name | |
| Dasmophora xerospila Meyrick, 1919 | |
The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are elongate and pale greyish-ochreous irregularly sprinkled with fuscous and dark fuscous and dark fuscous spots on the costa at the base. The hindwings are grey, but lighter anteriorly.[2]
