Dichomeris barnesiella

Dichomeris barnesiella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by August Busck in 1907.[2] It is found in Mexico and Arizona.[3]

Dichomeris barnesiella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species:
D. barnesiella
Binomial name
Dichomeris barnesiella
(Busck, 1907)[1]
Synonyms
  • Trichotaphe barnesiella Busck, 1907

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The costal half of the forewings is light creamy yellow in contrast to the dorsal half, which is purplish brown. These two colours are sharply divided in the middle of the wing. The yellow costal part, which reaches nearly but not quite to the apex, has two slight serrations projecting into the dark dorsal part. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[4] Adults are on wing in May and September.[5]

References
  1. Moth Photographers Group
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris barnesiella​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  3. "Dichomeris Hübner, 1818" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  4. Busck, A., 1907. New American Tineina. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 8(3-4): 92
  5. Bug Guide


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