Dichomeris loxospila

Dichomeris loxospila
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Dichomeris
Species:	D. loxospila
Binomial name
	Dichomeris loxospila; (Meyrick, 1932)
Synonyms
	Cymotricha loxospila Meyrick, 1932;

Dichomeris loxospila is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1932.[1] It is found in India, China (Zhejiang, Hong Kong) and Taiwan.[2]

The wingspan is 12.5–15 mm.[3] The forewings are pale greyish orange with a dark fuscous median patch near the middle of the cell and another small one at the end of the cell. The postmedian line is yellowish white.[4]

References

Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris loxospila". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
Savela, Markku (May 2, 2019). "Dichomeris loxospila (Meyrick, 1932)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
Li, H. H.; Zhen, H.; Kendrick, R. C. & Sterling, M. J. (March 2010). "Microlepidoptera of Hong Kong: Taxonomic study on the genus Dichomeris Hübner, 1818, with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)". SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 38 (149): 77.
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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris loxospila". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.

[2] Savela, Markku (May 2, 2019). "Dichomeris loxospila (Meyrick, 1932)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 6, 2020.

[3] Li, H. H.; Zhen, H.; Kendrick, R. C. & Sterling, M. J. (March 2010). "Microlepidoptera of Hong Kong: Taxonomic study on the genus Dichomeris Hübner, 1818, with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)". SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 38 (149): 77.

[4] Insecta Koreana 12: 35