Dichomeris achlyodes

Dichomeris achlyodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Dichomeris
Species:	D. achlyodes
Binomial name
Dichomeris achlyodes (Meyrick, 1904)
Synonyms
Ypsolophus achlyodes Meyrick, 1904 Euryzancla polyommata Turner, 1919

Dichomeris achlyodes is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Turner in 1919.^[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.^[2]

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are grey with conspicuous blackish dots and a larger median dot at one-fifth, preceded by a smaller dot beneath the fold, a small median dot at two-fifth, preceded by a larger dot on fold, a dot above middle, and a median dot at three-fifth, a dot on the tornus, another between this and third median dot, and sometimes a dot preceding this last. There is a series of dots around the apex and on the termen. The hindwings are grey.^[3]

References

1. LepIndex
2. Dichomeris at funet
3. Proc. R. Soc. Qd 31 (10) : 131