Dichomeris brachyptila
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species:
D. brachyptila
Binomial name
Dichomeris brachyptila
Meyrick, 1916

Dichomeris brachyptila is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1916.[1] It is found in Myanmar and Java, Indonesia.[2]

The wingspan is about 9 mm (0.35 in). The forewings are light yellow ochreous, irregularly clouded and marbled with grey suffusion, the costa minutely speckled with dark fuscous. The stigmata are blackish, the plical somewhat before the first discal. The hindwings are pale grey.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris brachyptila". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku, ed. (2 May 2019). "Dichomeris brachyptila Meyrick, 1916". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 25 August 2020 via FUNET.
  3. Meyrick, Edward (1912–1916). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1 (19): 584. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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