Dichomeris torrefacta (Meyrick, 1914)

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Brachmia torrefacta Meyrick, 1914: 245 . TL: South Africa: Gauteng, Johannesburg.

Catelaphris torrefacta (Meyrick, 1914) — Meyrick 1925: 182.

Dichomeris torrefacta (Meyrick, 1914) — Hodges 1986: 13.

Material examined. 1♀ AM149, South Africa, Gauteng, Krokodilspruit, 25°35’12,5”S, 28°25’42,9”E, 08.ii.2018 em. (A. Sharp) (gen. slide 191/19, O. Bidzilya) (HSS) .

Biology. The larva was observed feeding on Englerophytum magalismontanum (Sapotaceae) in mid-January. Adult emerged 8.ii (Staude et al. 2020: 57).

Distribution. South Africa (Meyrick 1914: 246).