Dichomeris porphyrogramma

Dichomeris porphyrogramma is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1914.[1] It is found in Guyana, Brazil (Para) and Peru.[2]

Dichomeris porphyrogramma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Dichomeris
Species:
D. porphyrogramma
Binomial name
Dichomeris porphyrogramma
(Meyrick, 1914)
Synonyms
  • Trichotaphe porphyrogramma Meyrick, 1914
  • Trichotaphe porphyrogramma Meyrick, 1922 (redescription)

The wingspan is 11–13 mm (0.43–0.51 in). The forewings are pale ochreous, suffused with bright deep ferruginous or ferruginous-brown. All veins and the costa are marked with purple-blue or violet-grey streaks. The hindwings are dark grey, lighter anteriorly.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris porphyrogramma". 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 1914 : 279


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