Dichomeris pseudodeltaspis

Dichomeris pseudodeltaspis is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Ponomarenko and Ueda in 2004.[1] It is found in Thailand.[2]

Dichomeris pseudodeltaspis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Dichomeris
Species:
D. pseudodeltaspis
Binomial name
Dichomeris pseudodeltaspis
Ponomarenko & Ueda, 2004

The wingspan is 18.5–20 mm (0.73–0.79 in). The forewings are greyish brown, with scattered dark brown scales forming small dots along the middle of the wing, the dorsal margin and termen. There is a large triangular costal mark before the middle, five small oblique marks before the latter and three to four beyond the large mark, as well as smaller spot. The hindwings are greyish brown, darker towards the apex.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Greek pseud (meaning false) and the name of the similar species Dichomeris deltaspis.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
  2. Savela, Markku (ed.). "Dichomeris". FUNET. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  3. Ponomarenko, M.G. & T. Ueda, 2004: New species of the genus Dichomeris Hübner (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) from Thailand. Transactions of the Lepidopterical Society of Japan 55 (3): 147-159. .


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