Dichomeris oxycarpa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species:
D. oxycarpa
Binomial name
Dichomeris oxycarpa
(Meyrick, 1935)
Synonyms
  • Musurga oxycarpa Meyrick, 1935

Dichomeris oxycarpa is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1935.[1] It is found in China (Hong Kong, Hainan) and Taiwan.[2]

The wingspan is 17–19 mm.[2] The forewings are usually greyish green, but range from dark to pale greenish. There is a costal blotch at the middle with a somewhat rounded posterior margin.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris oxycarpa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  2. 1 2 Li, H. H.; Zhen, H.; Kendrick, R. C. & Sterling, M. J. (March 2010). "Microlepidoptera of Hong Kong: Taxonomic study on the genus Dichomeris Hübner, 1818, with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)". SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 38 (149): 79.
  3. Insecta Koreana 12: 35


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