Dichomeris mengdana

Dichomeris mengdana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species: D. mengdana
Binomial name
Dichomeris mengdana
Li & Zheng, 1997

Dichomeris mengdana is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Li and Zheng in 1997.[1] It is found in China (Qinghai).[2]

The wingspan is 19-19.5 mm. The forewings are greyish brown, with scattered greyish white and black scales and with the costal margin fuscous. There are short obscure streaks, as well as an irregular blotch at the base, the middle and the end of the cell. The hindwings are grey with scattered brown scales.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
  2. Dichomeris at funet
  3. Li. H.H. , Z.M. Zheng & H.J. Wang 1997: Description of seven new species of the genus Dichomeris Hübner from China (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Entomologia Sinica 4 (3): 220-230.


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