| Dichomeris capnites | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Dichomeris |
| Species: | D. capnites |
| Binomial name | |
| Dichomeris capnites (Meyrick, 1904) | |
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Dichomeris capnites is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. [1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland and South Australia. [2]
The wingspan is 16–20 mm (0.63–0.79 in). The forewings are fuscous, indistinctly strigulated with dark fuscous, the costa rosy-tinged on the basal third, with a dark fuscous basal dot and an obscure dark fuscous spot in the disc at one-fourth. The stigmata is rather large, very obscure and dark fuscous, with the plical somewhat obliquely before the first discal. The hindwings are fuscous, darker posteriorly. [3]
The larvae feed on the leaves of Acronychia species. [4]
