Dichomeris hypochloa is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Walsingham in 1911.[1] It is found in Mexico (Sonora)[2] and the southern United States, where it has been recorded from Arizona.[3]
Dichomeris hypochloa | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Dichomeris |
Species: | D. hypochloa
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Binomial name | |
Dichomeris hypochloa Walsingham, 1911
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The wingspan is about 14 mm (0.55 in). The forewings are pale cream-ochreous, with a brownish spot at the end of the cell, preceded by another beyond the middle of the fold, both very faintly indicated. There is a strong dark chestnut-brown streak along the upper part of the termen. The hindwings are rosy grey, with a very pale ochreous cilia.[4]
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris hypochloa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- ^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Dichomeris". FUNET. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ Biologia Centrali-Americana Lepidoptera Heterocera 4 : 102 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.