Dichomeris melichrous
| Dichomeris melichrous | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Dichomeris |
| Species: | D. melichrous |
| Binomial name | |
| Dichomeris melichrous (Meyrick, 1904) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Dichomeris melichrous 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 New South Wales.[2]
The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are whitish-grey-ochreous, the dorsal two-thirds tinged with light brown-reddish. There is a small brown-reddish spot on the dorsum at one-fourth. The stigmata is faintly traceable, reddish, with the plical obliquely before the first discal. The hindwings are whitish-grey, with a faint purplish tinge.[3]
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris melichrous". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- ↑ Dichomeris at funet
- ↑ Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 29 (2) : 432
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