Dichomeris pyrrhopis

Dichomeris pyrrhopis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Dichomeris
Species:	D. pyrrhopis
Binomial name
	Dichomeris pyrrhopis; (Meyrick, 1922)
Synonyms
	Prophoraula pyrrhopis Meyrick, 1922;

Dichomeris pyrrhopis is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1922.[1] It is found in Brazil (Amazon).[2]

The wingspan is 12–16 mm (0.47–0.63 in). The forewings are ferruginous-orange, in males sprinkled with ferruginous and the costa suffused ferruginous. The hindwings in males are dark fuscous, towards the base more or less variably suffused orange. The hindwings of the females are greyish-orange.[3]

References

Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris pyrrhopis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
Savela, Markku (ed.). "Dichomeris". FUNET. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 : 106

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris pyrrhopis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018.

[2] Savela, Markku (ed.). "Dichomeris". FUNET. Retrieved 7 July 2020.

[3] Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 : 106