Dichomeris conclusa

Dichomeris conclusa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species:
D. conclusa
Binomial name
Dichomeris conclusa
(Meyrick, 1918)
Synonyms
  • Trichotaphe conclusa Meyrick, 1918
  • Eporgastis conclusa

Dichomeris conclusa is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918.[1] It is found in South Africa.[2][3]

The wingspan is about 13 mm (0.51 in). The forewings are deep yellow ochreous, slightly ferruginous tinged, and with a slight violet gloss. The costal edge is blackish towards the base and the plical and first discal stigmata are small, blackish, the plical slightly posterior. There is a narrow blackish terminal fascia from the apex to the tornus, pointed beneath, with black dots on the terminal edge. The hindwings are rather dark grey.[4]

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Dichomeris conclusa​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (2 May 2019). "Dichomeris conclusa (Meyrick, 1918)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 26 August 2020 – via FUNET.
  3. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Dichomeris conclusa (Meyrick, 1918)". Afromoths. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  4. ^ Meyrick, E. (August 1918). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 6 (2): 23 – via Sabinet.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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