Dichomeris melichrous

Dichomeris melichrous
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species:
D. melichrous
Binomial name
Dichomeris melichrous
(Meyrick, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Ypsolophus melichrous Meyrick, 1904

Dichomeris melichrous is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1904.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.[2]

The wingspan is about 15 mm (0.59 in). The forewings are whitish grey ochreous, the dorsal two-thirds tinged with light brown reddish. There is a small brown-reddish spot on the dorsum at one-fourth. The stigmata are faintly traceable, reddish, with the plical obliquely before the first discal. The hindwings are whitish grey, with a faint purplish tinge.[3]

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Dichomeris melichrous​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (2 May 2019). "Dichomeris melichrous (Meyrick, 1904)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 26 August 2020 – via FUNET.
  3. ^ Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (part II [number 114]): 432 – via Internet Archive.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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