Dichomeris phaeostrota

Dichomeris phaeostrota
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species: D. phaeostrota
Binomial name
Dichomeris phaeostrota
(Meyrick, 1923)
Synonyms
  • Rhynchotona phaeostrota Meyrick, 1923

Dichomeris phaeostrota is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1923.[1] It is found in Peru.[2]

The wingspan is about 10 mm. The forewings are greyish-ochreous speckled dark fuscous and with an indistinct small cloudy dark fuscous spot in the disc at one-fourth. The plical and second discal stigmata are small and blackish. The hindwings are rather dark grey.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris phaeostrota". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  2. Dichomeris at funet
  3. Exot. Microlep. 3 (1-2): 35


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