Dichomeris iodorus

Dichomeris iodorus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species: D. iodorus
Binomial name
Dichomeris iodorus
(Meyrick, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Ypsolophus iodorus Meyrick, 1904

Dichomeris iodorus is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1904.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[2]

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are rather dark fuscous, slightly tinged with purple-reddish and with about six ferruginous marks arranged in a double longitudinal series in the disc above the middle. 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 iodorus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  2. Dichomeris at funet
  3. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 29 (2) : 432


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