Dichomeris formulata

Dichomeris formulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species: D. formulata
Binomial name
Dichomeris formulata
(Meyrick, 1922)
Synonyms
  • Trichotaphe formulata Meyrick, 1922

Dichomeris formulata is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1922.[1] It is found in Brazil (Amazonas).[2]

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The extreme costal edge of the forewings is ochreous-whitish from one-fourth to two-thirds and there is a blackish dot on the base of the costa. The stigmata is small, dark fuscous, with adjacent whitish dots posteriorly, the plical beneath the first discal. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris formulata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  2. Dichomeris at funet
  3. Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 : 110


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