Dichomeris antizyga
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| Dichomeris antizyga | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Dichomeris |
| Species: | D. antizyga |
| Binomial name | |
| Dichomeris antizyga Meyrick, 1913 | |
Dichomeris antizyga is a species of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913.[1] It is found in Namibia and the South African provinces of Mpumalanga and Gauteng.[2]
The wingspan is 13–14 mm. The forewings are yellow ochreous with the base of the costa dark fuscous. There is a small blackish dot in the disc at one-fourth. The stigmata are moderate, black, the plical slightly beyond the first discal, the second discal connected with the dorsum by some pale greyish suffusion. There is a short blackish-grey streak from the apex along the upper part of the termen. The hindwings are light grey.[3]
