Biology:Dichomeris crepitatrix
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Short description: Species of moth
| Dichomeris crepitatrix | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Dichomeris |
| Species: | D. crepitatrix
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| Binomial name | |
| Dichomeris crepitatrix Meyrick, 1913
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Dichomeris crepitatrix is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913.[1] It is found in southern India .[2]
The wingspan is about 15 mm (0.59 in). The forewings are ochreous brown, with scattered dark fuscous scales and a blackish streak irregularly interrupted and spotted with ground colour extending along the costa from the base to three-fourths. The stigmata are undefined, fuscous, with the discal approximated, the plical rather before the first discal. A streak of blackish irroration (sprinkles) runs along the termen, suffused with grey anteriorly. The hindwings are iridescent grey.[3]
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Dichomeris crepitatrix". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=100390.
- ↑ Savela, Markku, ed (2 May 2019). "Dichomeris crepitatrix Meyrick, 1913". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/dichomeridinae/dichomeris/#crepitatrix.
- ↑ Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 22 (1): 173.
Wikidata ☰ Q13589139 entry
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