Dichomeris sandycitis

Dichomeris sandycitis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species: D. sandycitis
Binomial name
Dichomeris sandycitis
(Meyrick, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Anorthosia sandycitis Meyrick, 1907

Dichomeris sandycitis is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1907.[1] It is found in China (Hong Kong) and India.[2]

The wingspan is 14-16.5 mm. The forewings are brown except for a dark brown area along the distal one-fourth of the costal margin and termen. The markings are red, consisting of a triangular spot near the base across the fold, a slightly S-shaped stripe at two-thirds, large spots at two-fifths and two-thirds of the cell, as well as at two-thirds and below one-third of the fold. There is also a slightly arched fascia from the costal three-fourths to near the tornus, with a short yellow streak on the inside anteriorly. The hindwings are greyish brown.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris sandycitis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  2. Afro Moths
  3. SHILAP Revta lepid. 38 (149) : 70


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