Dichomeris leucothicta

Dichomeris leucothicta is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1919.[1] It is found in southern India.[2]

Dichomeris leucothicta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Dichomeris
Species:
D. leucothicta
Binomial name
Dichomeris leucothicta
Meyrick, 1919

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are rosy-brown with the costal edge ochreous-yellow, at the base blackish. The stigmata are small, blackish and edged posteriorly (and at the second discal also anteriorly) with white, the plical beneath 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 leucothicta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  2. Dichomeris at funet
  3. Exotic Microlep. 2 (8): 235


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