Dichomeris orientis
Dichomeris orientis is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Kyu-Tek Park and Ronald W. Hodges in 1995. It is found in China (Hong Kong, Yunnan) and Taiwan.[1]
| Dichomeris orientis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Dichomeris |
| Species: | D. orientis |
| Binomial name | |
| Dichomeris orientis Park & Hodges, 1995 | |
The wingspan is 10–12 mm.[2] The forewings are greyish yellow, suffused with dark-fuscous scales and a costal blotch at three-fourths the length of the anterior margin, as well as short dark-fuscous strigulae along the anterior margin before the costal blotch. There is also a broad, dark fuscous fascia along the termen. The hindwings are grey, darker towards the posterior margin.[3]
References
- Savela, Markku (May 2, 2019). "Dichomeris orientis Park & Hodges, 1995". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- 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): 78–79.
- Insecta Koreana 12: 36
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