Dichomeris charonaea

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

Dichomeris charonaea is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka.[2]

The wingspan is 13–14 mm (0.51–0.55 in). The forewings are dark purplish fuscous, with a leaden gloss sprinkled with blackish but without other defined markings. The hindwings are fuscous.[3]

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Dichomeris charonaea​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (2 May 2019). "Dichomeris charonaea (Meyrick, 1913)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 25 August 2020 – via FUNET.
  3. ^ Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 22 (1): 172. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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