Dichomeris loxospila
Dichomeris loxospila is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1932.[1] It is found in India, China (Zhejiang, Hong Kong) and Taiwan.[2]
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Dichomeris |
| Species: | D. loxospila |
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| Dichomeris loxospila (Meyrick, 1932) | |
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The wingspan is 12.5–15 mm.[3] The forewings are pale greyish orange with a dark fuscous median patch near the middle of the cell and another small one at the end of the cell. The postmedian line is yellowish white.[4]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris loxospila". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- Savela, Markku (May 2, 2019). "Dichomeris loxospila (Meyrick, 1932)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- Li, H. H.; Zhen, H.; Kendrick, R. C. & Sterling, M. J. (March 2010). "Microlepidoptera of Hong Kong: Taxonomic study on the genus Dichomeris Hübner, 1818, with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)". SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 38 (149): 77.
- Insecta Koreana 12: 35
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