Biology:Dichomeris rubidula

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Short description: Species of moth

Dichomeris rubidula
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species:
D. rubidula
Binomial name
Dichomeris rubidula
(Meyrick, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Trichotaphe rubidula Meyrick, 1913

Dichomeris rubidula is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913.[1] It is found in Mpumalanga, South Africa.[2]

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are fuscous sprinkled with reddish brown, with a few black scales. The costal edge is whitish ochreous from near the base to beyond the middle. The stigmata is dark fuscous, the plical is beneath the first discal. There is an indistinct pale greyish-ochreous nearly straight transverse shade at three-fourths, slightly indented above the middle. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13589662 entry