Dichomeris caerulescens

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

Dichomeris caerulescens
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D. caerulescens
Binomial name
Dichomeris caerulescens
(Meyrick, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Trichotaphe caerulescens Meyrick, 1913

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-third. 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.). "Dichomeris". FUNET. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  3. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 22 (1): 180


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