| Dichomeris scenites | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Dichomeris |
| Species: | D. scenites |
| Binomial name | |
| Dichomeris scenites (Meyrick, 1909) | |
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Dichomeris scenites is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1909. It is found in South Africa.
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.
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris scenites". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
- De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Ypsolopha scenites (Meyrick, 1909)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
- Annals of the South African Museum. 5 (7): 371.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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| Ypsolopha scenites | |
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