Dichomeris adactella

Dichomeris adactella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Dichomeris
Species:	D. adactella
Binomial name
	Dichomeris adactella; (Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
	Gelechia adactella Walker, 1864;

Dichomeris adactella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864.^[1] It is found in Australia.^[2]

Adults are cupreous with white forewings with an interrupted and abbreviated cupreous-white speckled costal stripe. The apical area is cupreous. The hindwings are whitish cinereous (ash grey) towards the base.^[3]

References

^ Beccaloni, George; et al. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
^ Savela, Markku. "Dichomeris adactella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
^ List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 30: 1027

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

[2] Savela, Markku. "Dichomeris adactella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 5, 2018.

[3] List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 30: 1027

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