Dichomeris microsphena
Dichomeris microsphena is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921.[1] It is found in China (Hong Kong), Taiwan, north-eastern India and Java, Indonesia.[2]
| Dichomeris microsphena | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Dichomeris |
| Species: | D. microsphena |
| Binomial name | |
| Dichomeris microsphena Meyrick, 1921 | |
The wingspan is 12.5–14 mm.[3] The forewings have a costal blotch near the middle of the anterior margin and two small discal spots near the middle and at the end of the cell.
The larvae feed on Bridelia ovata.[4]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris microsphena". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- Savela, Markku (May 2, 2019). "Dichomeris microsphena Meyrick, 1921". 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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