Dichomeris ironica

Dichomeris ironica is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1909.[1] It is found in Limpopo, South Africa.[2]

Dichomeris ironica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Dichomeris
Species:
D. ironica
Binomial name
Dichomeris ironica
(Meyrick, 1909)
Synonyms
  • Trichotaphe ironica Meyrick, 1909

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are dark purplish fuscous. The stigmata cloudy, blackish, with the plical beneath the first discal. There is a similar less distinct spot midway between the first discal and the base and a cloudy pale ochreous dot on the costa at three-fourths. Some blackish lunate marks are found on the termen. 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 ironica". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Dichomeris ironica (Meyrick, 1909)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  3. Meyrick, E. (November 1909). "Descriptions of Tansvaal Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 2 (1): 17–18 – via Sabinet.


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