Dichomeris hypochloa

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Dichomeris hypochloa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species:
D. hypochloa
Binomial name
Dichomeris hypochloa
Walsingham, 1911

Dichomeris hypochloa is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Thomas de Grey, 6th Baron Walsingham, in 1911. [1] It is found in Mexico (Sonora) [2] and the southern United States, where it has been recorded from Arizona. [3]

The wingspan is about 14 mm (0.55 in). The forewings are pale cream-ochreous, with a brownish spot at the end of the cell, preceded by another beyond the middle of the fold, both very faintly indicated. There is a strong dark chestnut-brown streak along the upper part of the termen. The hindwings are rosy grey, with a very pale ochreous cilia. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Dichomeris hypochloa​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  2. ↑ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Dichomeris". FUNET . Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  3. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  4. ↑ Biologia Centrali-Americana Lepidoptera Heterocera 4 : 102 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .


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