Dichomeris achlyodes

Dichomeris achlyodes is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1904.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.[2]

Dichomeris achlyodes
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D. achlyodes
Binomial name
Dichomeris achlyodes
(Meyrick, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Ypsolophus achlyodes Meyrick, 1904
  • Euryzancla polyommata Turner, 1919

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are grey with conspicuous blackish dots and a larger median dot at one-fifth, preceded by a smaller dot beneath the fold, a small median dot at two-fifth, preceded by a larger dot on fold, a dot above middle, and a median dot at three-fifth, a dot on the tornus, another between this and third median dot, and sometimes a dot preceding this last. There is a series of dots around the apex and on the termen. 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 achlyodes". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  2. Dichomeris at funet
  3. Proc. R. Soc. Qd 31 (10) : 131


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