Dichomeris holomela

Dichomeris holomela
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Dichomeris
Species:	D. holomela
Binomial name
	Dichomeris holomela; (Lower, 1897)
Synonyms
	Anarsia holomela Lower, 1897; Dichomeris holomelas; Ypsolophus holomelas;

Dichomeris holomela is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Lower in 1897.^[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales,^[2] Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland.^[3]

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous, faintly purplish-tinged. The stigmata is faintly darker, hardly traceable. The hindwings are fuscous, darker posteriorly.^[4]

References

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris holomela". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
^ Dichomeris at funet
^ Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia
^ Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 29 (2) : 433

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

[2] Dichomeris at funet

[3] Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia

[4] Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 29 (2) : 433

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