
dichomeris pyrrhitis

dichomeris pyrrhitis is a moth in the family gelechiidae. it was described by edward meyrick in 1911. it is found in south africa and zimbabwe.
the wingspan is 15-16 mm. the forewings are ferruginous brownish, irregularly mixed with rather dark grey and with the costal edge ochreous. the stigmata are deep ferruginous brown, the plical beneath the first discal, a similar less marked dot midway between the first discal and the base. there is a more or less developed small pale ochreous spot on the costa at two-thirds. the hindwings are dark grey.

