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Dichelopa phalaranthes

Dichelopa phalaranthes is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is endemic to the Marquesas Archipelago in French Polynesia. It is known from Hiva Oa (type locality: Kaava Ridge at above sea level) and Nuku Hiva.

The wingspan is for females.

Subspecies

J. F. Gates Clarke described new specimens from Nuku Hiva in 1986 as a new subspecies, thus recognizing the following subspecies:

  • Dichelopa phalaranthes aporrhegma <small>Clarke, 1986</small> (Marquesas Archipelago: Nuku Hiva)
  • Dichelopa phalaranthes phalaranthes (Marquesas Archipelago: Hiva Oa)

However, the World Catalogue of the Tortricidae (2018) does not recognize these subspecies, considering Dichelopa phalaranthes aporrhegma a synonym of Dichelopa phalaranthes.

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