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Dichelopa argosphena

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Dichelopa argosphena
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Dichelopa
Species:
D. argosphena
Binomial name
Dichelopa argosphena

Dichelopa argosphena is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae from the Marquesas Archipelago in French Polynesia.[2][3][4] It is only known from Hiva Oa.[3]

The wingspan is 14 mm (0.55 in) for the holotype, a male,[1] and 15–16 mm (0.59–0.63 in) for females.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Meyrick, E. (1934). "Pyrales and microlepidoptera of the Marquesas Islands" (PDF). Bernice P. Bishop Museum Bulletin. 114: 333–355 [343].
  2. ^ a b Gilligan, T. M.; Baixeras, J. & Brown, J. W. (2018). "Dichelopa argosphena Meyrick, 1934". World Catalogue of the Tortricidae (Ver. 4.0). Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  3. ^ a b c Clarke, J. F. Gates (1986). "Pyralidae and Microlepidoptera of the Marquesas Archipelago". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 416: 1–485 [151]. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.416.
  4. ^ Peter Oboyski (June 2010). "Lepidoptera of French Polynesia - Photo Gallery". Moths of French Polynesia. University of California Berkeley. Retrieved 4 March 2025.