Dichomeris pyrrhoschista

Dichomeris pyrrhoschista is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1934.[1] It is found in Taiwan and Sichuan, China.[2]

Dichomeris pyrrhoschista
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Dichomeris
Species:
D. pyrrhoschista
Binomial name
Dichomeris pyrrhoschista
(Meyrick, 1934)
Synonyms
  • Brachmia pyrrhoschista Meyrick, 1934

The length of the forewings is 7–9 mm (0.28–0.35 in). The forewings are light orange with reddish-orange streaks along the veins.[3] The hindwings are dark grey.[4]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Brachmia pyrrhoschista". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku, ed. (2 May 2019). "Dichomeris pyrrhoschista (Meyrick, 1934)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 26 August 2020 – via FUNET.
  3. Insecta Koreana 12: 24
  4. Exotic Microlepidpotera. 4 (16-17): 515.


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