Dichomeris davisi

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Dichomeris davisi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species:
D. davisi
Binomial name
Dichomeris davisi
Park & Hodges, 1995 [1]

Dichomeris davisi is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. [2] [3] [4] It was described by Kyu-Tek Park and Ronald W. Hodges in 1995. [1] [2] [4] It is found in Taiwan, Sri Lanka, [1] [2] and Hong Kong (China). [2] [4] [5]

The length of the forewings is 6.2–6.7 mm; [1] the wingspan is 10–12 mm. [5]

Etymology

The species is named for Dr. Don R. Davis. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Park, Kyu-Tek & Hodges, Ronald W. (1995). "Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) of Taiwan III. Systematic revision of the genus Dichomeris in Taiwan and Japan". Insecta Koreana. 12: 1–99 [35].
  2. 1 2 3 4 Hobern, D. & Sattler, K. (11 September 2025). "Dichomeris davisi Park & Hodges, 1995". Catalogue of World Gelechiidae 1.1.25.254. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  3. ↑ "Dichomeris davisi Park & Hodges, 1995". Catalogue of Life in Taiwan (TaiCOL). Taipei, Taiwan: Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 Savela, Markku. "Dichomeris Hübner, 1818". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  5. 1 2 Li, H. H.; Zhen, H.; Kendrick, R. C. & Sterling, M. J. (March 2010). "Microlepidoptera of Hong Kong: Taxonomic study on the genus Dichomeris Hübner, 1818, with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)". SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 38 (149): 76.


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