Dichomeris leucocosma
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Dichomeris leucocosma (Meyrick, 1916)
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Dichomeris leucocosma is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1916.[1] It is found in Malawi.[2]
The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are pale lilac-grey irregularly mixed with dark fuscous, especially posteriorly. There is a narrow suffused ochreous-white costal streak from the base, broadest at the base, terminating in a triangular ochreous-white patch at two-thirds reaching half across the wing. There is a white dot representing the plical stigma. The hindwings are grey.[3]
References
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris leucocosma". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- ^ Afro Moths
- ^ Exot. Microlep. 1 (19): 584