Dichomeris thermodryas

Dichomeris thermodryas is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1923.[1] It is found in Peru.[2]

Dichomeris thermodryas
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D. thermodryas
Binomial name
Dichomeris thermodryas
Meyrick, 1923

The wingspan is 13–14 mm (0.51–0.55 in). The forewings are fuscous speckled ochreous-whitish. The stigmata are moderate, dark brown, the plical beneath the first discal, the second discal transverse. There is a hardly curved denticulate light brownish-ochreous subterminal line, edged posteriorly by dark brown. There is also a marginal series of dark fuscous dots separated with light ochreous around part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are rather dark grey.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris thermodryas". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku (ed.). "Dichomeris". FUNET. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  3. Exotic Microlepidoptera 2: 621


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