Dichomeris melitura

Dichomeris melitura
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species: D. melitura
Binomial name
Dichomeris melitura
(Meyrick, 1916)
Synonyms
  • Trichotaphe melitura Meyrick, 1916

Dichomeris melitura is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1916.[1] It is found in southern India.[2]

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are dark ashy-grey with a faint violet tinge, sprinkled with black specks and with a short oblique black streak in the disc at one-third. The costal edge is shortly blackish beyond the middle. The hindwings are dark grey.[3]

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