Dichomeris hortulana
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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][5]
References
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris hortulana". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- ^ Dichomeris at funet
- ^ Afro Moths
- ^ Ann. Transv. Mus. 6 (2) : 24
- ^ Meyrick E. 1918a. Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera. - Annals of the Transvaal Museum 6(2):7–59.