Dichomeris mochlopis

Dichomeris mochlopis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species: D. mochlopis
Binomial name
Dichomeris mochlopis
(Meyrick, 1923)
Synonyms
  • Cymotricha mochlopis Meyrick, 1923

Dichomeris mochlopis is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1923.[1] It is found in Brazil (Amazonas).[2]

The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are grey with an obscure dark fuscous dot in the disc at one-fourth. The stigmata is dark fuscous, the first discal forming a strong oblique mark, the second a transverse crescentic mark, plical a dot beneath the first discal. There is an obscure ochreous-whitish slightly curved and waved subterminal line, posteriorly edged with darker suffusion. There is also a marginal series of blackish crescentic dots around the apex and termen. The hindwings are dark grey.[3]

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