Biology:Dichomeris leucocosma

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Short description: Species of moth

Dichomeris leucocosma
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species:
D. leucocosma
Binomial name
Dichomeris leucocosma
(Meyrick, 1916)
Synonyms
  • Trichotaphe leucocosma Meyrick, 1916

Dichomeris leucocosma is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1916.[1] It is found in Malawi.[2]

The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are pale lilac grey irregularly mixed with dark fuscous, especially posteriorly. There is a narrow suffused ochreous-white costal streak from the base, broadest at the base, terminating in a triangular ochreous-white patch at two-thirds reaching halfway across the wing. There is a white dot representing the plical stigma. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13572558 entry