Dichomeris memnonia
Dichomeris memnonia is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1913.[1] It is found in Brazil (Rio de Janeiro).[2]
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The wingspan is about 15 mm (0.59 in). The forewings are dark ashy-purplish-fuscous with bronzy-blackish markings, as well as an oblique transverse bar in the disc at one-fourth, not reaching the margins. There is also a broad cloudy transverse median fascia and a moderately broad fascia from four-fifth of the costa to the tornus. There is also a narrow terminal fascia. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[3]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris memnonia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- Savela, Markku (ed.). "Dichomeris". FUNET. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1913 (1) : 176
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