Dichomeris fluitans

Dichomeris fluitans is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1920.[1] It is found in South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal).[2]

Dichomeris fluitans
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D. fluitans
Binomial name
Dichomeris fluitans
Meyrick, 1920

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are light ochreous-yellowish, the dorsal half suffused with brownish-ochreous and with a very small dark fuscous spot on the base of the costa. The discal stigmata are small, blackish, with an additional dot halfway between the first discal and the base. There is an apical spot of dark fuscous suffusion. The hindwings are iridescent-grey.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris fluitans". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  2. Afro Moths
  3. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 17 (4): 284


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