Dichomeris cocta

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

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

The wingspan is 17–18 mm (0.67–0.71 in). The forewings are ochreous-fuscous, the costal edge suffused with yellow-ochreous. The stigmata are dark fuscous, the discal approximated, the plical obliquely before the first discal. There are some dark fuscous dots around the posterior part of the costa and termen. 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 cocta". 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): 179


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