Dichomeris finitima

Dichomeris finitima is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921.[1] It is found in Zimbabwe.[2][3]

Dichomeris finitima
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Dichomeris
Species:
D. finitima
Binomial name
Dichomeris finitima
(Meyrick, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Pachnistis finitima Meyrick, 1921
  • Neopachnistis finitima

The wingspan is about 12 mm (0.47 in). The forewings are pale ochreous, towards the dorsum slightly grey speckled. The base of the costa is blackish. The stigmata is moderately large and blackish, the plical slightly before the first discal, the second discal somewhat transverse. There is an obtusely angulated pale shade from three-fourths of the costa to dorsum before the tornus, preceded by a fascia of sparse grey irroration (sprinkles) and the terminal area beyond it similarly irrorated. There is a marginal series of blackish elongate dots around the posterior part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are grey.[4]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris finitima". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku, ed. (2 May 2019). "Dichomeris finitima (Meyrick, 1921)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 26 August 2020 – via FUNET.
  3. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Dichomeris finitima (Meyrick, 1921)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  4. Meyrick, E. (July 14, 1921). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 8 (2): 88 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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