Dichomeris illicita

Dichomeris illicita is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1929.[1] It is found in India (Assam).[2]

Dichomeris illicita
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D. illicita
Binomial name
Dichomeris illicita
(Meyrick, 1929)
Synonyms
  • Cymotricha illicita Meyrick, 1929

The wingspan is about 11 mm (0.43 in). The forewings are grey irrorated with dark fuscous and with a dark fuscous dot in the disc at one-fourth. The stigmata is dark fuscous, the plical nearly beneath the first discal. There is a small obscure spot of ochreous-whitish suffusion on the costa at two-thirds, as well as a marginal series of blackish dots around the apex and termen. The hindwings are rather dark grey.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris illicita". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku (ed.). "Dichomeris". FUNET. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  3. Exotic Microlepidoptera 3 (16): 511


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