Dichomeris explicata

Dichomeris explicata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Dichomeris
Species:	D. explicata
Binomial name
	Dichomeris explicata; (Meyrick, 1929)
Synonyms
	Gaesa explicata Meyrick, 1929;

Dichomeris explicata is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1929.^[1] It is found on the Bismarck Archipelago (New Hanover Island).^[2]

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are brownish-ochreous, the costal edge suffused pale ochreous from the base to three-fourths, the extreme base of the costa blackish. The plical stigma is small and black and the posterior part of the costal and terminal edge are pale ochreous, with a series of small black dots. The hindwings are dark grey.^[3]

References

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris explicata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
^ Dichomeris at funet
^ Exot. Microlep. 3 (16): 510

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

[2] Dichomeris at funet

[3] Exot. Microlep. 3 (16): 510

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