Dichomeris amphicoma

Dichomeris amphicoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species: D. amphicoma
Binomial name
Dichomeris amphicoma
Meyrick, 1912

Dichomeris amphicoma is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1912.[1] It is found in Brazil (São Paulo).[2]

The wingspan is about 21 mm. The forewings are light ochreous-brownish, strewn with dark fuscous strigulae and with a blackish streak suffused with darker brown running from the base of the dorsum to the costa just above the apex. The costal area above this is paler ochreous. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris amphicoma". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018. Note: This source has 1911 as the year of description.
  2. Dichomeris at funet
  3. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1911 (4) : 695


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