Dichomeris antisticha

Dichomeris antisticha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species: D. antisticha
Binomial name
Dichomeris antisticha
Meyrick, 1926

Dichomeris antisticha is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1926.[1] It is found in Costa Rica.[2]

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are dark bronzy-fuscous, slightly speckled with whitish. The stigmata is cloudy, obscurely darker, the plical nearly beneath the first discal, the second discal preceded by some whitish scales. There are indistinct dark fuscous marginal dots around the posterior part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are light bluish-grey.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris antisticha". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  2. Hypatima at funet
  3. Exot. Microlep. 3 (9): 285


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