Dichomeris permundella

Dichomeris permundella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864.[1] It is found in Peru and Amazonas, Brazil.[2]

Dichomeris permundella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species:
D. permundella
Binomial name
Dichomeris permundella
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia permundella Walker, 1864
  • Gelechia tactella Walker, 1864

Adults are slaty cinereous, the forewings with three cupreous-brown marks, the first and second bordered by cinereous. The first also forming an elongated spot, which rests on the interior border before the middle. The third forms a dot in the exterior disc, bordered with cinereous on the inner side. The exterior border is pale fawn colour with black points.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, George; et al. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Dichomeris permundella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
  3. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 608


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