Dichomeris oxycarpa
Dichomeris oxycarpa is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1935.[1] It is found in China (Hong Kong, Hainan) and Taiwan.[2]
| Dichomeris oxycarpa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Dichomeris |
| Species: | D. oxycarpa |
| Binomial name | |
| Dichomeris oxycarpa (Meyrick, 1935) | |
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The wingspan is 17–19 mm.[2] The forewings are usually greyish green, but range from dark to pale greenish. There is a costal blotch at the middle with a somewhat rounded posterior margin.[3]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris oxycarpa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- 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): 79.
- Insecta Koreana 12: 35
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