Jump to content

Dichomeris hortulana

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Tachs (talk | contribs) at 17:23, 1 July 2015 (Disambiguated: MahéMahé, Seychelles). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Dichomeris hortulana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Species:
D. hortulana
Binomial name
Dichomeris hortulana
(Meyrick, 1918)
Synonyms
  • Trichotaphe hortulana Meyrick, 1918

Dichomeris hortulana is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1918.[1] It is found in South Africa and the Seychelles, where it has been recorded from Silhouette and Mahé.[2][3]

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are dark iron-grey with fulvous-ochreous markings and an irregular basal patch, not reaching the costa. There is a transverse fasciate blotch from the dorsum before the middle, edged with lighter, the apex rounded, not reaching the costa. There is also an outwards-oblique fasciate blotch from the middle of the costa, edged with lighter, reaching two-thirds across wing, towards the costa suffused with blackish. There is a straight slightly inwards-oblique transverse line from the costa at three-fourths, the apical area beyond this suffused with blackish, with cloudy black marginal dots. The hindwings are dark grey.[4]

References