Dichomeris centracma

Dichomeris centracma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species: D. centracma
Binomial name
Dichomeris centracma
(Meyrick, 1923)
Synonyms
  • Trichotaphe centracma Meyrick, 1923
  • Rhinosia richteri Amsel, 1959

Dichomeris centracma is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1923.[1] It is found in Iran and southern India.[2]

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are light grey finely speckled with white and with the costal edge finely white except towards the apex. The stigmata is cloudy, with the dark grey plical obliquely beyond the first discal, the second discal forming an oblique mark. There is an elongate black mark on the costa beyond the middle, pointed anteriorly, as well as a small black apical dot. The hindwings are light grey.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris centracma". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  2. Dichomeris at funet
  3. Exot. Microlep. 3 (1-2): 4


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