Dichomeris plasticus

Dichomeris plasticus is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1904.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.[2]

Dichomeris plasticus
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D. plasticus
Binomial name
Dichomeris plasticus
(Meyrick, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Ypsolophus plasticus Meyrick, 1904
  • Telephila plasticus Meyrick, 1904

The wingspan is 16–18 mm (0.63–0.71 in). The forewings are yellow-ochreous, sprinkled with fuscous, with the plical and second discal stigmata small, obscure, dark fuscous. There is a small suffused dark fuscous spot before the tornus. The hindwings are grey, but darker posteriorly.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Telephila plasticus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku (ed.). "Dichomeris". FUNET. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  3. Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (part II [number 114]): 433. Retrieved 17 June 2020 via Internet Archive.


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