Dichomeris specularis
Dichomeris specularis is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1918.[1] It is found in southern India and Sri Lanka.[2]
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The wingspan is 8–9 mm (0.31–0.35 in). The forewings are pale grey with a dark fuscous dot in the disc at one-fourth. The stigmata are dark fuscous, with the plical beneath the first discal and a dorsal dot beneath the second discal. There is also a curved or bent whitish line from three-fourths of the costa to the tornus, with the apical area beyond this dark purplish-grey. The hindwings are grey.[3]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris specularis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
- Savela, Markku (ed.). "Dichomeris". FUNET. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- Exotic Microlepidoptera 2 (5): 142
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