Dichomeris introspiciens

Dichomeris introspiciens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species: D. introspiciens
Binomial name
Dichomeris introspiciens
(Meyrick, 1926)
Synonyms
  • Trichotaphe introspiciens Meyrick, 1926

Dichomeris introspiciens is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1926.[1] It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from KwaZulu-Natal.[2]

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are light brownish-ochreous slightly speckled fuscous, paler towards the costa and with the costal edged whitish-tinged except towards the apex. The stigmata is cloudy, dark fuscous, the plical beneath the first discal, these edged posteriorly and the second discal anteriorly by a few whitish scales. There is a terminal series of minute indistinct dark fuscous dots. The hindwings are grey.[3]

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