Dichomeris oxycarpa

Dichomeris oxycarpa is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1935.[1] It is found in China (Hong Kong, Hainan) and Taiwan.[2]

Dichomeris oxycarpa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Dichomeris
Species:
D. oxycarpa
Binomial name
Dichomeris oxycarpa
(Meyrick, 1935)
Synonyms
  • Musurga oxycarpa Meyrick, 1935

The wingspan is 17–19 mm.[3] The forewings are usually greyish green, but range from dark to pale greenish. There is a costal blotch at the middle with a somewhat rounded posterior margin.[4]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris oxycarpa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku (May 2, 2019). "Dichomeris oxycarpa (Meyrick, 1935)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  3. Li, H. H.; Zhen, H.; Kendrick, R. C. & Sterling, M. J. (March 2010). "Microlepidoptera of Hong Kong: Taxonomic study on the genus Dichomeris Hübner, 1818, with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)". SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 38 (149): 79.
  4. Insecta Koreana 12: 35


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