Dichomeris loxospila

Dichomeris loxospila
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Dichomeris
Species:	D. loxospila
Binomial name
	Dichomeris loxospila; (Meyrick, 1932)
Synonyms
	Cymotricha loxospilaMeyrick, 1932;

Last updated December 16, 2025

Dichomeris loxospila is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1932.^[1] It is found in India, China (Zhejiang, Hong Kong) and Taiwan.^[2]

The wingspan is 12.5–15 mm.^[3]^[4]

References

↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris loxospila". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 21, 2018.
↑ Savela, Markku (May 2, 2019). "Dichomeris loxospila (Meyrick, 1932)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
↑ 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): 77.
↑ Insecta Koreana 12: 35

This article on a moth of genus Dichomeris is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris loxospila". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 21, 2018.

[2] Savela, Markku (May 2, 2019). "Dichomeris loxospila (Meyrick, 1932)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 6, 2020.

[3] 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): 77.

[4] Insecta Koreana 12: 35

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]