Dichomeris acrolychna

Dichomeris acrolychna
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species: D. acrolychna
Binomial name
Dichomeris acrolychna
Meyrick, 1922

Dichomeris acrolychna is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1922.[1] It is found in Brazil (Para).[2]

The wingspan is 9–11 mm. The forewings are rather dark ashy-fuscous, obscurely whitish-speckled. The stigmata is dark fuscous or ferruginous-brown, the plical somewhat beyond the first discal. There is a curved dark ferruginous-brown subterminal shade sometimes perceptible. The hindwings are dark grey.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris acrolychna". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  2. Dichomeris at funet
  3. Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 : 112


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