Dichomeris introspiciens

Dichomeris introspiciens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Dichomeris
Species:	D. introspiciens
Binomial name
	Dichomeris introspiciens; (Meyrick, 1926)
Synonyms
	Trichotaphe introspiciens Meyrick, 1926;

Dichomeris introspiciens is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1926.[1] It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from KwaZulu-Natal.[2]

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are light brownish-ochreous slightly speckled fuscous, paler towards the costa and with the costal edged whitish-tinged except towards the apex. The stigmata are cloudy, dark fuscous, the plical beneath the first discal, these edged posteriorly and the second discal anteriorly by a few whitish scales. There is a terminal series of minute indistinct dark fuscous dots. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References

Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris introspiciens". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
Afro Moths
Exot. Microlep. 3 (9): 287

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

[2] Afro Moths

[3] Exot. Microlep. 3 (9): 287