Dichomeris melitura

Dichomeris melitura is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1916.[1] It is found in southern India.[2]

Dichomeris melitura
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D. melitura
Binomial name
Dichomeris melitura
(Meyrick, 1916)
Synonyms
  • Trichotaphe melitura Meyrick, 1916

The wingspan is about 18 mm (0.71 in). The forewings are dark ashy-grey with a faint violet tinge, sprinkled with black specks and with a short oblique black streak in the disc at one-third. The costal edge is shortly blackish beyond the middle. The hindwings are dark grey.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris melitura". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku (ed.). "Dichomeris". FUNET. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  3. Exot. Microlep. 1 (19): 585


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