Dichomeris bitinctella

Dichomeris bitinctella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species: D. bitinctella
Binomial name
Dichomeris bitinctella
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Oecophora bitinctella Walker, 1864

Dichomeris bitinctella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864.[1] It is found on Borneo.[2]

Adults are ferruginous, the forewings tinged with chalybeous (steel blue), most prevalent along the costa and forming a band on the exterior border.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Beccaloni, George; et al. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
  2. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Dichomeris bitinctella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
  3. ↑ List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 675


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