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

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

The wingspan is about 18 mm (0.71 in). The forewings are dark ashy grey with a faint violet tinge, sprinkled with black specks and with a short oblique black streak in the disc at one-third. The costal edge is shortly blackish beyond the middle. The hindwings are dark grey.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris melitura​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  2. ↑ Savela, Markku, ed. (2 May 2019). "Dichomeris melitura (Meyrick, 1916)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 26 August 2020 – via FUNET.
  3. ↑ Meyrick, Edward (1912–1916). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1 (19): 585. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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