Dichomeris melichrous

Dichomeris melichrous 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 melichrous
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Dichomeris
Species:
D. melichrous
Binomial name
Dichomeris melichrous
(Meyrick, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Ypsolophus melichrous Meyrick, 1904

The wingspan is about 15 mm (0.59 in). The forewings are whitish-grey-ochreous, the dorsal two-thirds tinged with light brown-reddish. There is a small brown-reddish spot on the dorsum at one-fourth. The stigmata are faintly traceable, reddish, with the plical obliquely before the first discal. The hindwings are whitish-grey, with a faint purplish tinge.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris melichrous". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  2. Dichomeris at funet
  3. Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (part II [number 114]): 432. Retrieved 17 June 2020 – via Internet Archive.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.