Dichomeris cirrhostola

Dichomeris cirrhostola is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1919.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[2]

Dichomeris cirrhostola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species:
D. cirrhostola
Binomial name
Dichomeris cirrhostola
Turner, 1919

The wingspan is 14โ€“17 mm (0.55โ€“0.67 in). The forewings are whitish-ochreous with the costal edge fuscous at the base and with some ochreous-fuscous irroration before the lower part of the termen. The hindwings are ochreous-whitish.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris cirrhostolaโ€‹". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku (ed.). "Dichomeris". FUNET. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  3. Proc. R. Soc. Qd 31 (10) : 169 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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