Dichomeris melichrous

Dichomeris melichrous
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Dichomeris
Species:	D. melichrous
Binomial name
	Dichomeris melichrous; (Meyrick, 1904)
Synonyms
	Ypsolophus melichrousMeyrick, 1904;

Last updated July 18, 2021

Dichomeris melichrous is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1904.^[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.^[2]

The wingspan is about 15 mm (0.59 in). The forewings are whitish grey ochreous, the dorsal two-thirds tinged with light brown reddish. There is a small brown-reddish spot on the dorsum at one-fourth. The stigmata are faintly traceable, reddish, with the plical obliquely before the first discal. The hindwings are whitish grey, with a faint purplish tinge.^[3]

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References

↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris melichrous". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 21, 2018.
↑ Savela, Markku, ed. (2 May 2019). "Dichomeris melichrous (Meyrick, 1904)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 26 August 2020– via FUNET.
↑ Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (part II [number 114]): 432 – via Internet Archive.

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

[2] Savela, Markku, ed. (2 May 2019). "Dichomeris melichrous (Meyrick, 1904)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 26 August 2020– via FUNET.

[3] Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (part II [number 114]): 432 – via Internet Archive.

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