Dichomeris orthacma

Dichomeris orthacma is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1926.[1] It is found in South Africa.[2]

Dichomeris orthacma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Dichomeris
Species:
D. orthacma
Binomial name
Dichomeris orthacma
(Meyrick, 1926)
Synonyms
  • Picroptera orthacma
  • Megacraspedus taphrites Meyrick, 1937

The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are white irregularly sprinkled with fuscous and with a rather broad fuscous median streak from the base to the apex, the upper edge mixed with dark fuscous. There is a black dot on the fold beneath the middle of the wing and a marginal series of black dots on the apical part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are whitish-grey.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris orthacma". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  2. Afro Moths
  3. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 23 : 332


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.