Dichomeris holomela

Dichomeris holomela is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1897.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales,[2] Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland.[3]

Dichomeris holomela
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species:
D. holomela
Binomial name
Dichomeris holomela
(Lower, 1897)
Synonyms
  • Anarsia holomela Lower, 1897
  • Dichomeris holomelas
  • Ypsolophus holomelas

The wingspan is about 14 mm (0.55 in). The forewings are dark fuscous, faintly purplish tinged. The stigmata are faintly darker, hardly traceable. The hindwings are fuscous, darker posteriorly.[4]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris holomela​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku (2 May 2019). "Dichomeris holomela (Lower, 1897)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  3. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (29 March 2019). "Dichomeris holomela (Lower, 1897)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  4. Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (part II [number 114]): 433 – via Internet Archive.


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