Dichomeris brachygrapha

Dichomeris brachygrapha is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1920.[1] It is found in Assam, India.[2]

Dichomeris brachygrapha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Dichomeris
Species:
D. brachygrapha
Binomial name
Dichomeris brachygrapha
Meyrick, 1920

The wingspan is about 12 mm (0.47 in). The forewings are whitish ochreous with a fine black streak along the basal fifth of the costa, a black linear mark before the middle and a short blackish streak beyond the middle, and a narrow semi-oval spot at three-fourths. The discal stigmata are very small and black and there are several small indistinct spots of ochreous suffusion towards the dorsum, as well as some indistinct fuscous dots on the termen. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris brachygrapha". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku, ed. (2 May 2019). "Dichomeris brachygrapha Meyrick, 1920". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 25 August 2020 – via FUNET.
  3. Meyrick, Edward (1916–1923). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (10): 305.


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