Dichomeris taiwana

Dichomeris taiwana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Dichomeris
Species:	D. taiwana
Binomial name
	Dichomeris taiwana; Park & Hodges, 1995

Dichomeris taiwana is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Kyu-Tek Park and Ronald W. Hodges in 1995.^[1] It is found in Taiwan.^[2]

The length of the forewings is 6.5-7.2 mm. The forewings are light orange or pale greyish orange with scattered dark brown scales and often with several brown streaks extending longitudinally along the fold. There is a dark brown fascia along the anterior and posterior margins and a well-developed dark fuscous fascia along the termen anteriorly. The hindwings are grey.^[3]

References

^ Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.^{[failed verification]}
^ Savela, Markku (May 2, 2019). "Dichomeris taiwana Park & Hodges, 1995". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
^ Insecta Koreana 12: 48

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[1] Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.^{[failed verification]}

[2] Savela, Markku (May 2, 2019). "Dichomeris taiwana Park & Hodges, 1995". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 4, 2019.

[3] Insecta Koreana 12: 48

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