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Dita phococara

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Dita phococara
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Genus: Dita
Species:
D. phococara
Binomial name
Dita phococara
J. F. G. Clarke, 1978

Dita phococara is a moth in the family Oecophoridae. It was described by John Frederick Gates Clarke in 1978. It is found in Chile.[1]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are buckthorn brown with the costa, from the base to the apical fifth, cinnamon brown. From the apical fifth of the costa a transverse cinnamon-brown shade extends to the dorsum, where it is broadest. In the center of the cell, there is a small cinnamon-brown spot and at the end of the cell a sordid white dot. The hindwings are greyish fuscous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Dita phococara Clarke, 1978". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  2. ^ J. F. Gates Clarke (1978). Neotropical Microlepidoptera, XXI: New Genera and Species of Oecophoridae from Chile (PDF). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology • Number 273. Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 48. Retrieved 15 December 2017. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.