Dichomeris zonata

Dichomeris zonata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species: D. zonata
Binomial name
Dichomeris zonata
Li & Wang, 1997

Dichomeris zonata is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Li and Wang in 1997.[1] It is found in China (Hong Kong, Yunnan).[2]

The wingspan is 17-19 mm. The forewings are ochreous brown with the basal half of the costal margin and basal three-fourths of the posterior margin brown. There is a brown spot in the cell at the base and at the end and there are two oblique spots at the middle. There are short whitish yellow streaks on the termen, the inside diffused with brown scales. The hindwings are greyish brown, with the basal half of the costal margin greyish white.[3] There are at least three generations per year with adults recorded on wing in February and from April to November.

The larvae feed on Dalbergia benthamii.[4]

References

  1. LepIndex
  2. Dichomeris at funet
  3. Li. H.H. , Z.M. Zheng & H.J. Wang 1997: Description of seven new species of the genus Dichomeris Hübner from China (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Entomologia Sinica 4 (3): 220-230.
  4. SHILAP Revta lepid. 38 (149) : 70
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