Dichomeris ligulacea

Dichomeris ligulacea is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Hou-Hun Li, Hui Zhen and Wolfram Mey in 2013. It is found in Malawi.[1][2]

Dichomeris ligulacea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species:
D. ligulacea
Binomial name
Dichomeris ligulacea
H.-H. Li, Zhen & Mey, 2013

The wingspan is about 19 mm. The forewings are greyish yellow, with scattered brown scales and a dark brown apex and termen, the latter with dark brown dots. There are dark brown spots at one-third and two-thirds of the cell, at the upper middle of the cell and at three-fifths of the fold. There is a short oblique stripe at end of the cell. The hindwings are grey.

Etymology

The species name refers to the tongue-shaped protrudence on the posterior margin of the saccal region and is derived from Latin ligulaceus (meaning tongue shaped).[3]

References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Dichomeris ligulacea Li, Zhen & Mey, 2013". Afromoths. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  2. Savela, Markku (May 2, 2019). "Dichomeris ligulacea Li, Zhen & Mey, 2013". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  3. Li, Houhun; Zhen, Hui & Mey, Wolfram (2013). "Notes on Dichomeris Hübner, 1818 from Southern Africa and Kenya, with description of seven new species (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae, Dichomeridinae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3608 (7): 561–574.


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