Dichomeris horiodes

Dichomeris horiodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species: D. horiodes
Binomial name
Dichomeris horiodes
Meyrick, 1923

Dichomeris horiodes is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1923.[1] It is found in Brazil (Amazonas).[2]

The wingspan is about 10 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous with the costa slenderly suffused grey from the base to two-thirds. The dorsal two-fifth is obscurely suffused with grey from near the base to the tornus and the discal stigmata is black, the first somewhat elongate. There is a terminal streak of dark grey suffusion from the apex to near the tornus. 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 horiodes". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  2. Dichomeris at funet
  3. Exotic Microlep. 2: 620


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