Dichomeris caerulescens

Dichomeris caerulescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species:
D. caerulescens
Binomial name
Dichomeris caerulescens
(Meyrick, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Trichotaphe caerulescens Meyrick, 1913

Dichomeris caerulescens is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913.[1] It is found in Assam, India.[2]

The wingspan is 14–15 mm (0.55–0.59 in). The forewings are dark fuscous, with strong bluish-leaden reflections. The stigmata is rather large, blackish, the plical somewhat before the first discal. There is an ochreous-whitish dot on costa at two-thirds. There is a terminal series of blackish dots. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Dichomeris caerulescens​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (2 May 2019). "Dichomeris caerulescens (Meyrick, 1913)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 25 August 2020 – via FUNET.
  3. ^ Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 22 (1): 180.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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