Dissoptila crocodora

Dissoptila crocodora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dissoptila
Species:
D. crocodora
Binomial name
Dissoptila crocodora
Meyrick, 1922

Dissoptila crocodora is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1922. It is found in Peru and Amazonas, Brazil.[1]

The wingspan is 9–10 mm. The forewings are purplish grey with the basal fourth deep ochreous yellow, from where a streak extends along the costa to near the apex, marked with a blackish dash on the costa in the middle, and a longer one at about three-fourths. The discal tufts at one-third are blackish grey. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References

  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (February 12, 2015). "Dissoptila crocodora Meyrick, 1922". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  2. ^ Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1922: 65. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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