Dichomeris directa

Dichomeris directa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species: D. directa
Binomial name
Dichomeris directa
(Meyrick, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Trichotaphe directa Meyrick, 1912

Dichomeris directa is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1912.[1] It is found in Venezuela.[2]

The wingspan is 14–16 mm. The forewings are fuscous-grey with the extreme costal edge whitish anteriorly. The stigmata is rather large, blackish, the plical directly beneath the first discal. The hindwings are rather dark grey.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris directa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  2. Dichomeris at funet
  3. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1911 (4) : 694


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