Dichomeris charonaea
| Dichomeris charonaea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Dichomeris |
| Species: | D. charonaea |
| Binomial name | |
| Dichomeris charonaea (Meyrick, 1913) | |
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Dichomeris charonaea is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka.[2]
The wingspan is 13–14 mm (0.51–0.55 in). The forewings are dark purplish fuscous, with a leaden gloss sprinkled with blackish but without other defined markings. The hindwings are fuscous.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris charonaea". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- ↑ Savela, Markku, ed. (2 May 2019). "Dichomeris charonaea (Meyrick, 1913)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 25 August 2020 – via FUNET.
- ↑ Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 22 (1): 172.
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