Dichomeris claviculata is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1909.[1] It is found in Mozambique and Gauteng, South Africa.[2]
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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. claviculata
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| Dichomeris claviculata (Meyrick, 1909)
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The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are glossy fuscous grey, sprinkled with black, especially towards the margins. The costal edge is whitish ochreous on the anterior half, with a black basal dot. There is a slightly curved slender black bar in the disk at two-fifths representing the plical and first discal stigmata. A very small whitish-ochreous spot is found on the costa at two-thirds. The hindwings are grey.[3]
The larvae feed on Combretum species.
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris claviculata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Dichomeris claviculata (Meyrick, 1909)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
- ^ Meyrick, E. (November 1909). "Descriptions of Tansvaal Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 2 (1): 17 – via Sabinet. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.