Dichomeris vetustella

Dichomeris vetustella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864.[1] It is found in Amazonas, Brazil.[2]

Dichomeris vetustella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Dichomeris
Species:
D. vetustella
Binomial name
Dichomeris vetustella
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Paepia vetustella Walker, 1864

Adults are greenish gold-brown, the forewings cinereous towards the tips and with cinereous veins, as well as three yellowish subcostal slightly oblique lines. There is also an irregular red line along the end of the disc. The hindwings are greenish gold-cinereous.[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 vetustella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
  3. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 830


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