Dichomeris charonaea

Dichomeris charonaea
Scientific classification
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 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

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.
Savela, Markku (ed.). "Dichomeris". FUNET. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 22 (1): 172

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[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.). "Dichomeris". FUNET. Retrieved 7 July 2020.

[3] J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 22 (1): 172