Dichomeris tristicta
Dichomeris tristicta is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by August Busck in 1914.[1] It is found in Panama.[2]
| Dichomeris tristicta | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Dichomeris |
| Species: | D. tristicta |
| Binomial name | |
| Dichomeris tristicta Busck, 1914 | |
The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are light ochreous brown with a round black dot in the middle of the cell, another at the end of the cell and a similar one on the fold, all slightly edged with reddish brown. The base of the coastal edge black and there is a series of small black dots around the apical edge. The hindwings are dark brownish fuscous.[3]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris tristicta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
- "Dichomeris Hübner, 1818" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
- Proceedings of the United States National Museum 47 (2043): 17
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.