Dichomeris charonaea

Dichomeris charonaea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species: D. charonaea
Binomial name
Dichomeris charonaea
(Meyrick, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Hypelictis charonaea Meyrick, 1913

Dichomeris charonaea is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1913.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka.[2]

The wingspan is 13–14 mm. The forewings are dark purplish-fuscous, with a leaden gloss sprinkled with blackish but without other defined markings. The hindwings are fuscous.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris charonaea". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  2. Dichomeris at funet
  3. J. Bombay nat. hist. Soc. 22 (1): 172


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