Dichomeris marmoratus

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Dichomeris marmoratus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species:
D. marmoratus
Binomial name
Dichomeris marmoratus
(Walsingham, 1891)
Synonyms
  • Ypsolophus marmoratusWalsingham, 1891
  • Ypsolophus basistriatusWalsingham, 1897

Dichomeris marmoratus is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Thomas de Grey, 6th Baron Walsingham, in 1891. [1] It is found in the Central African Republic, Namibia and Gambia. [2]

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are dull ochreous, mottled and shaded with fuscous and with an ill-defined fuscous spot on the disc about the middle. The hindwings are grey. [3]

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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 marmoratus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  2. Afro Moths
  3. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1891 (1) : 108 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .