Dichomeris scenites

Dichomeris scenites
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species: D. scenites
Binomial name
Dichomeris scenites
(Meyrick, 1909)
Synonyms
  • Ypsolophus scenites Meyrick, 1909

Dichomeris scenites is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1909.[1] It is found in South Africa.[2]

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are pale fuscous, with scattered dark fuscous scales and a short dark fuscous costal strigula before the middle. The second discal stigma is rather dark fuscous and indistinct. The hindwings are light grey, somewhat darker towards the apex.[3]

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