Dichomeris argentaria

Dichomeris argentaria is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1913.[1] It is found in South Africa (Mpumalanga).[2]

Dichomeris argentaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Dichomeris
Species:	D. argentaria
Binomial name
Dichomeris argentaria Meyrick, 1913

The wingspan is 13–14 mm. The forewings are light yellow-ochreous with the costal edge slenderly suffused with dark fuscous from the base almost to the apex, beneath this with a faint pale iridescent-silvery streak from the base to two-third. A similar slender silvery streak is found along the fold from the base to one-fourth, and two silvery streaks from the costa before and beyond the middle converging towards the dorsum beyond the middle. The dorsal area beneath the fold is deep ferruginous, paler towards the base, the dorsum suffused with dark fuscous on the posterior half. There is a dark brown trapezoidal blotch resting on the dorsum and reaching half across the wing, its upper edge excavated, the corners of this excavation marked with two black dots. There is also a slender dark grey terminal fascia crossed by four black marks. The hindwings are grey, rather darker posteriorly.[3]

References

1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris argentaria". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
2. Afro Moths
3. Ann. Transv. Mus. 3 (4) : 304 Archived March 15, 2016, at the Wayback Machine