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Dichomeris brachyptila

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Dichomeris brachyptila
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D. brachyptila
Binomial name
Dichomeris brachyptila
Meyrick, 1916

Dichomeris brachyptila is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1916.[1] It is found in Burma and Indonesia (Java).[2]

The wingspan is about 9 mm (0.35 in). The forewings are light yellow-ochreous, irregularly clouded and marbled with grey suffusion, the costa minutely speckled with dark fuscous. The stigmata are blackish, the plical somewhat before the first discal. The hindwings are pale grey.[3]

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris brachyptila​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Dichomeris". FUNET. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  3. ^ Exotic Microlepidoptera 1 (19): 584