Dicranucha sterictis

Description

Dicranucha sterictis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1908. It is found in Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa (Gauteng) and Zimbabwe. The wingspan is 15–16 mm. The forewings are whitish-ochreous tinged with yellow-ochreous and with the extreme base of the costa dark fuscous. The stigmata are small, blackish, the plical obliquely before the first discal, the second discal larger. There is a row of ill-defined blackish dots immediately before the termen and apical portion of the costa. The hindwings are pale whitish-grey.