Biology:Dichomeris ironica

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Short description: Species of moth

Dichomeris ironica
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species:
D. ironica
Binomial name
Dichomeris ironica
(Meyrick, 1909)
Synonyms
  • Trichotaphe ironica Meyrick, 1909

Dichomeris ironica is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1909.[1] It is found in Limpopo, South Africa.[2]

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are dark purplish fuscous. The stigmata cloudy, blackish, with the plical beneath the first discal. There is a similar less distinct spot midway between the first discal and the base and a cloudy pale ochreous dot on the costa at three-fourths. Some blackish lunate marks are found on the termen. The hindwings are rather dark grey.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Dichomeris ironica". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=100514. 
  2. De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2019). "Dichomeris ironica (Meyrick, 1909)". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/TRICIRON. Retrieved August 26, 2020. 
  3. Meyrick, E. (November 1909). "Descriptions of Tansvaal Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum 2 (1): 17–18. https://journals.co.za/content/nfi_annalstm/2/1/AJA00411752_939.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Wikidata ☰ Q13589359 entry