Dichomeris directa

Dichomeris directa is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1912.[1] It is found in Venezuela.[2]

Dichomeris directa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Dichomeris
Species:
D. directa
Binomial name
Dichomeris directa
(Meyrick, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Trichotaphe directa Meyrick, 1912

The wingspan is 14–16 mm (0.55–0.63 in). The forewings are fuscous grey with the extreme costal edge whitish anteriorly. The stigmata is rather large, blackish, the plical directly beneath the first discal. The hindwings are rather dark grey.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris directa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku, ed. (2 May 2019). "Dichomeris directa (Meyrick, 1912)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 25 August 2020 – via FUNET.
  3. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1911 (4): 694.


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