Dichomeris planata

Dichomeris planata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species: D. planata
Binomial name
Dichomeris planata
(Meyrick, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Trichotaphe planata Meyrick, 1910

Dichomeris planata is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1910.[1] It is found in northern India.[2]

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are light greyish-ochreous tinged with flesh-colour and with the costal edge ochreous-whitish. The stigmata is dark fuscous, with the discal nearly approximated, the plical obliquely before the first discal. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris planata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  2. Dichomeris at funet
  3. Rec. Ind. Mus. 5 : 222


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