Dichomeris versicolorella

Dichomeris versicolorella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864.[1] It is found in Amazonas, Brazil.[2]

Dichomeris versicolorella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Dichomeris
Species:
D. versicolorella
Binomial name
Dichomeris versicolorella
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Tocmia versicolorella Walker, 1864

Adults are blackish cupreous, the forewings purplish cupreous with a blackish stripe. The hindwings are cupreous.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, George; et al. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Dichomeris versicolorella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
  3. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 806


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