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Dicranucha nephelopis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Dicranucha
Species:	D. nephelopis
Binomial name
Dicranucha nephelopis (Meyrick, 1921)
Synonyms
Brachmia nephelopis Meyrick, 1921

Dicranucha nephelopis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found in Zimbabwe.

The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are fuscous. The discal stigmata are represented by obscure darker cloudy spots. The hindwings are grey.

References

1. Savela, Markku, ed. (June 14, 2014). "Dicranucha nephelopis (Meyrick, 1921)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Dicranucha nephelopis (Meyrick, 1921)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
3. Meyrick, E. (July 14, 1921). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 8 (2): 91 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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