Dichomeris peristylis

Dichomeris peristylis 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 Queensland and Western Australia.[2]

Dichomeris peristylis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Dichomeris
Species:
D. peristylis
Binomial name
Dichomeris peristylis
(Meyrick, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Ypsolophus peristylis Meyrick, 1904
  • Dichomeris perlevis Turner, 1919

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are whitish suffused with grey and with fuscous dots, one on the fold at one-fourth, the first discal about the middle, the second at three-fourth and the plical before the first discal. There is an interrupted blackish line around the apex and termen. The hindwings are pale-grey.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris peristylis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  2. Dichomeris at funet
  3. Proc. R. Soc. Qd 31 (10) : 168


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