Dichomeris directa

Dichomeris directa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Dichomeris
Species:	D. directa
Binomial name
	Dichomeris directa; (Meyrick, 1912)
Synonyms
	Trichotaphe directa Meyrick, 1912;

Dichomeris directa is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1912.[1] It is found in Venezuela.[2]

The wingspan is 14–16 mm (0.55–0.63 in). The forewings are fuscous-grey with the extreme costal edge whitish anteriorly. The stigmata is rather large, blackish, the plical directly beneath the first discal. The hindwings are rather dark grey.[3]

References

Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris directa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
Savela, Markku (ed.). "Dichomeris". FUNET. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1911 (4) : 694

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris directa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.

[2] Savela, Markku (ed.). "Dichomeris". FUNET. Retrieved 7 July 2020.

[3] Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1911 (4) : 694