Dichomeris ptychosema
| Dichomeris ptychosema | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Dichomeris |
| Species: | D. ptychosema |
| Binomial name | |
| Dichomeris ptychosema Meyrick, 1913 | |
Dichomeris ptychosema is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1913.[1] It is found in India (Assam).[2]
The wingspan is 14-17 mm. The forewings are whitish-ochreous, strigulated with fuscous and dark fuscous irroration and with a small dark fuscous spot on the base of the costa, a short mark in the middle, another beyond three-fourth, and several dots between these. There is also a small blackish-fuscous spot on the fold at one-fourth. The second discal stigma is moderate, dark fuscous, with the plical and first discal minute or obsolete, the plical beneath the first discal. The hindwings are iridescent-grey.[3]
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