Jump to content

Dichomeris tristicta

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by ShortDescBot (talk | contribs) at 02:55, 7 January 2021 (ShortDescBot adding short description "Species of moth"). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Dichomeris tristicta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Species:
D. tristicta
Binomial name
Dichomeris tristicta
Busck, 1914

Dichomeris tristicta is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by August Busck in 1914.[1] It is found in Panama.[2]

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are light ochreous brown with a round black dot on the middle of the cell, another at the end of the cell and a similar one on the fold, all slightly edged with reddish brown. The base of the costal edge black and there is a series of small black dots around the apical edge. The hindwings are dark brownish fuscous.[3]

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Dichomeris tristicta​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  2. ^ "Dichomeris Hübner, 1818" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  3. ^ Proceedings of the United States National Museum 47 (2043): 17