Dichomeris leucocosma

Dichomeris leucocosma is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1916.[1] It is found in Malawi.[2]

Dichomeris leucocosma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Dichomeris
Species:
D. leucocosma
Binomial name
Dichomeris leucocosma
(Meyrick, 1916)
Synonyms
  • Trichotaphe leucocosma Meyrick, 1916

The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are pale lilac grey irregularly mixed with dark fuscous, especially posteriorly. There is a narrow suffused ochreous-white costal streak from the base, broadest at the base, terminating in a triangular ochreous-white patch at two-thirds reaching halfway across the wing. There is a white dot representing the plical stigma. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris leucocosma". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Dichomeris leucocosma (Meyrick, 1916)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  3. Meyrick, Edward (1912–1916). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1 (19): 584.


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