Dichomeris deltaspis

Dichomeris deltaspis is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1905. It is found in Sri Lanka. The Global Lepidoptera Names Index has this species as a synonym of Dichomeris bisignella.[1][2]

Dichomeris deltaspis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Dichomeris
Species:	D. deltaspis
Binomial name
Dichomeris deltaspis (Meyrick, 1905)
Synonyms
Ypsolophus deltaspis Meyrick, 1905

The wingspan is about 21 mm (0.83 in). The forewings are greyish-ochreous, strigulattd with ferruginous-brown and with a small blackish spot on the base of the costa and a dot beneath the costa near the base. The costal edge is pale rosy anteriorly, strigulated with blackish. There is a triangular blackish spot on the costa before the middle, reaching one-third across the wing. There is a transverse streak of ferruginous-brown suffusion from the dorsum before one-fourth, reaching more than half across the wing. The discal stigmata is small, ferruginous-brown, near together. There is also an undefined fascia of ferruginous-brown suffusion about three-fourth, terminating on the costa in a darker spot mixed with blackish. The hindwings are rather dark fuscous.[3]

References

1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris bisignella". 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 16 (4): 601