Dichomeris hemichrysella

Dichomeris hemichrysella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species: D. hemichrysella
Binomial name
Dichomeris hemichrysella
(Walker, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Psecadia hemichrysella Walker, 1863
  • Sophronia excisorella Walker, 1864
  • Dichomeris macroptera Meyrick, 1914

Dichomeris hemichrysella is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Walker in 1863.[1] It is found in Brazil (Amazonas), Guyana and Peru.[2]

The wingspan is 15-17 mm. The forewings are ochreous-brown, with lilac reflections, somewhat lighter towards the disc. The dorsal half is deep ferruginous, with the division rather irregular, somewhat whitish-edged in the disc. The dorsal edge is suffused with dark grey towards the base. The stigmata is elongate, blackish, the plical slightly beyond the first discal, sometimes confluent with it. There are blackish streaks on veins four and five towards the termen. The hindings are rather dark grey, lighter in the disc anteriorly.[3]

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