Dichomeris ligulacea
| Dichomeris ligulacea | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| Phylum: | |
| Class: | |
| Order: | |
| Family: | |
| Genus: | |
| Species: | D. ligulacea
|
| Binomial name | |
| Dichomeris ligulacea H.-H. Li, Zhen & Mey, 2013
| |
Dichomeris ligulacea is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Hou-Hun Li, Hui Zhen and Wolfram Mey in 2013. It is found in Malawi.[1][2]
The wingspan is about 19 mm. The forewings are greyish yellow, with scattered brown scales and a dark brown apex and termen, the latter with dark brown dots. There are dark brown spots at one-third and two-thirds of the cell, at the upper middle of the cell and at three-fifths of the fold. There is a short oblique stripe at end of the cell. The hindwings are grey.
Etymology
The species name refers to the tongue-shaped protrudence on the posterior margin of the saccal region and is derived from Latin ligulaceus (meaning tongue shaped).[3]
References
- ^ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2019). "Dichomeris ligulacea Li, Zhen & Mey, 2013". Afromoths. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|last-author-amp=ignored (|name-list-style=suggested) (help) - ^ Savela, Markku (May 2, 2019). "Dichomeris ligulacea Li, Zhen & Mey, 2013". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
- ^ Li, Houhun; Zhen, Hui; Mey, Wolfram (2013). "Notes on Dichomeris Hübner, 1818 from Southern Africa and Kenya, with description of seven new species (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae, Dichomeridinae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3608 (7): 561–574.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|last-author-amp=ignored (|name-list-style=suggested) (help)