Dichomeris plexigramma

Dichomeris plexigramma is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1922.[1] It is found in the Guianas, Brazil (Amazonas) and Peru.[2]

Dichomeris plexigramma
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D. plexigramma
Binomial name
Dichomeris plexigramma
Meyrick, 1922

The wingspan is 18–20 mm (0.71–0.79 in). The forewings are pale ochreous, variably streaked dark brown suffusion between the veins, more strongly in the disc and forming oblique wedge-shaped streaks in the cell. There is sometimes a pale shade near and parallel to the termen. 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 plexigramma". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku (ed.). "Dichomeris". FUNET. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  3. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1922 : 110


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