Dichomeris viridella

Dichomeris viridella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Dichomeris
Species:	D. viridella
Binomial name
	Dichomeris viridella; (Snellen, 1901)
Synonyms
	Gelechia viridella Snellen, 1901;

Dichomeris viridella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Snellen in 1901.^[1] It is found on Java.^[2]

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are green, but whitish at the margins and a triangular blackish-brown mark in the middle. The hindwings are uniform dark grey.^[3]

References

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris viridella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
^ Dichomeris at funet
^ Tijdschr. Ent. 44 : 86

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris viridella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018.

[2] Dichomeris at funet

[3] Tijdschr. Ent. 44 : 86

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