Dichomeris horiodes

Dichomeris horiodes is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1923.[1] It is found in Amazonas, Brazil.[2]

Dichomeris horiodes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species:
D. horiodes
Binomial name
Dichomeris horiodes
Meyrick, 1923

The wingspan is about 10 mm (0.39 in). The forewings are pale ochreous with the costa slenderly suffused with grey from the base to two-thirds. The dorsal two-fifths is obscurely suffused with grey from near the base to the tornus and the discal stigmata are black, the first somewhat elongate. There is a terminal streak of dark grey suffusion from the apex to near the tornus. The hindwings are light grey.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris horiodesโ€‹". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku, ed. (2 May 2019). "Dichomeris horiodes Meyrick, 1923". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 26 August 2020 โ€“ via FUNET.
  3. Meyrick, Edward (1916โ€“1923). Exotic Microlepidoptera 2: 620


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