Dichomeris rubiginosella

Dichomeris rubiginosella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864.[1] It is found in Mexico (Tabasco, Veracruz), Peru and Amazonas, Brazil.[2]

Dichomeris rubiginosella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Dichomeris
Species:
D. rubiginosella
Binomial name
Dichomeris rubiginosella
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Cryptolechia rubiginosella Walker, 1864
  • Dichomeris ochropyga Walsingham, 1911

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are tawny reddish brown, the costa narrowly ochreous from the base to the apex. A slight oblique chestnut shade rests on the fold at one-third of its length pointing inward, and is succeeded by a dark brown spot in the fold above and scarcely before which is a similar dark brown discal spot succeeded by another at the end of the cell. About seven minute brownish shade spots lie around the apex and termen. The hindwings are dark umber brown.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, George; et al. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Dichomeris rubiginosella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
  3. Biologia Centrali-Americana: Lepidoptera Heterocera 4: 98


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