Dichomeris physocoma

Dichomeris physocoma is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1926.[1] It is found in Sierra Leone.[2]

Dichomeris physocoma
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D. physocoma
Binomial name
Dichomeris physocoma
Meyrick, 1926

The wingspan is about 13 mm (0.51 in). The forewings are violet-grey with a small whitish-ochreous spot on the costa before three-fourth and minute blackish marginal dots around the apical part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are rather dark grey.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris physocoma". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku (ed.). "Dichomeris". FUNET. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  3. Exotic Microlepidoptera 3 (9): 286


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