Dichomeris maturata

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

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

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are deep pinkish ochreous tinged with brownish, with a violet gloss, rather infuscated towards the costa. There is a rather oblique transverse bar of dark violet-fuscous suffusion in the disc slightly before the middle, parallel to the termen, and a cloudy transverse mark representing the second discal stigma. There is a slender streak of dark violet-fuscous suffusion along the termen, and some suffusion along the apical part of the costa. The hindwings are grey, paler towards the base.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris maturata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Dichomeris maturata (Meyrick, 1921)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  3. Meyrick, E. (July 14, 1921). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 8 (2): 82 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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