Dichomeris centracma

Dichomeris centracma is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1923.[1] It is found in Iran and southern India.[2]

Dichomeris centracma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Dichomeris
Species:
D. centracma
Binomial name
Dichomeris centracma
(Meyrick, 1923)
Synonyms
  • Trichotaphe centracma Meyrick, 1923
  • Rhinosia richteri Amsel, 1959

The wingspan is about 12 mm (0.47 in). The forewings are light grey finely speckled with white and with the costal edge finely white except towards the apex. The stigmata are cloudy, with the dark grey plical obliquely beyond the first discal, the second discal forming an oblique mark. There is an elongate black mark on the costa beyond the middle, pointed anteriorly, as well as a small black apical dot. The hindwings are light grey.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris centracma". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku, ed. (2 May 2019). "Dichomeris centracma (Meyrick, 1923)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 25 August 2020 – via FUNET.
  3. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (1-2): 4.


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