Dichomeris xuthochyta
Dichomeris xuthochyta is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1919.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[2]
| Dichomeris xuthochyta | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Dichomeris |
| Species: | D. xuthochyta |
| Binomial name | |
| Dichomeris xuthochyta Turner, 1919 | |
The wingspan is about 10 mm (0.39 in). The forewings are fuscous with the discal dots very obscurely darker, the plical beyond the first discal. The hindwings are fuscous with a large tornal ochreous blotch extending from mid-dorsum to mid-termen.[3]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris xuthochyta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
- Savela, Markku (ed.). "Dichomeris". FUNET. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- Proc. R. Soc. Qd 31 (10) : 168
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