Dichomeris horoglypta

Dichomeris horoglypta is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1932.[1] It is found on the Japanese islands of Honshu, Shikoku and in Korea.[2]

Dichomeris horoglypta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Dichomeris
Species:
D. horoglypta
Binomial name
Dichomeris horoglypta
Meyrick, 1932

The length of the forewings is 6–6.3 mm (0.24–0.25 in). The forewings are ochreous with dark fuscous streaks along the anterior margin, with a dark fuscous costal patch at three-fourths. There is also a dark fuscous S-shaped fascia along the dorsum, as well as two short blackish parallel streaks longitudinally.[3]

The larvae feed on Indigofera pseudotenctoria.

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris horoglypta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku, ed. (2 May 2019). "Dichomeris horoglypta Meyrick, 1932". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 26 August 2020 – via FUNET.
  3. Insecta Koreana 11: 4


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