Dichomeris antisticha
Dichomeris antisticha is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1926.[1] It is found in Costa Rica.[2]
| Dichomeris antisticha | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Dichomeris |
| Species: | D. antisticha |
| Binomial name | |
| Dichomeris antisticha Meyrick, 1926 | |
The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are dark bronzy fuscous, slightly speckled with whitish. The stigmata are cloudy, obscurely darker, the plical nearly beneath the first discal, the second discal preceded by some whitish scales. There are indistinct dark fuscous marginal dots around the posterior part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are light bluish grey.[3]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris antisticha". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- Savela, Markku, ed. (May 2, 2019). "Dichomeris antisticha Meyrick, 1926". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
- Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (9): 285.
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