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Dichomeris microsphena

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Dichomeris microsphena
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D. microsphena
Binomial name
Dichomeris microsphena
Meyrick, 1921

Dichomeris microsphena is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921.[1] It is found in China (Hong Kong), Taiwan, north-eastern India and Java, Indonesia.[2]

The wingspan is 12.5–14 mm.[3] The forewings have a costal blotch near the middle of the anterior margin and two small discal spots near the middle and at the end of the cell.

The larvae feed on Bridelia ovata.[4]

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Dichomeris microsphena​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (May 2, 2019). "Dichomeris microsphena Meyrick, 1921". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  3. ^ Li, H. H.; Zhen, H.; Kendrick, R. C.; Sterling, M. J. (March 2010). "Microlepidoptera of Hong Kong: Taxonomic study on the genus Dichomeris Hübner, 1818, with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)". SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 38 (149): 77. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Insecta Koreana 12: 35