Dichomeris plasticus

Dichomeris plasticus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species: D. plasticus
Binomial name
Dichomeris plasticus
(Meyrick, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Ypsolophus plasticus Meyrick, 1904

Dichomeris plasticus is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1904.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.[2]

The wingspan is 16-18 mm. The forewings are yellow-ochreous, sprinkled with fuscous, with the plical and second discal stigmata small, obscure, dark fuscous. There is a small suffused dark fuscous spot before the tornus. The hindwings are grey, but darker posteriorly.[3]

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