Dichomeris formulata

Dichomeris formulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Dichomeris
Species:	D. formulata
Binomial name
	Dichomeris formulata; (Meyrick, 1922)
Synonyms
	Trichotaphe formulata Meyrick, 1922;

Dichomeris formulata is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1922.^[1] It is found in Brazil (Amazonas).^[2]

The wingspan is about 18 mm (0.71 in). The extreme costal edge of the forewings are ochreous-whitish from one-fourth to two-thirds and there is a blackish dot on the base of the costa. The stigmata is small, dark fuscous, with adjacent whitish dots posteriorly, the plical beneath the first discal. The hindwings are dark fuscous.^[3]

References

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris formulata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Dichomeris". FUNET. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
^ Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1922 : 110

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris formulata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.

[2] Savela, Markku (ed.). "Dichomeris". FUNET. Retrieved 7 July 2020.

[3] Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1922 : 110

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