Dichomeris phaeostrota

Dichomeris phaeostrota is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1923.[1] It is found in Peru.[2]

Dichomeris phaeostrota
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D. phaeostrota
Binomial name
Dichomeris phaeostrota
(Meyrick, 1923)
Synonyms
  • Rhynchotona phaeostrota Meyrick, 1923

The wingspan is about 10 mm (0.39 in). The forewings are greyish ochreous speckled with dark fuscous and with an indistinct small cloudy dark fuscous spot in the disc at one-fourth. The plical and second discal stigmata are small and blackish. 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 phaeostrota". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku, ed. (2 May 2019). "Dichomeris phaeostrota (Meyrick, 1923)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 26 August 2020 via FUNET.
  3. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (1-2): 35.


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