Dichomeris intentella

Dichomeris intentella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species: D. intentella
Binomial name
Dichomeris intentella
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia intentella Walker, 1864

Dichomeris intentella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864.[1] It is found in Peru and Amazonas, Brazil.[2]

Adults are gilded ochraceous, the forewings with four irregular purplish bands, the first and third interrupted, the first basal and the second forked in front. The fourth is connected on the interior border with the third. There is a row of black points along the apical part of the costa and along the exterior border.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Beccaloni, George; et al. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
  2. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Dichomeris intentella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
  3. ↑ List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 627


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