Dichomeris instans
| Dichomeris instans | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Dichomeris |
| Species: | D. instans |
| Binomial name | |
| Dichomeris instans Meyrick, 1923 | |
Dichomeris instans is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1923.[1] It is found in Peru and Amazonas, Brazil.[2]
The wingspan is 10–11 mm (0.39–0.43 in). The forewings are ochreous sprinkled with dark fuscous and with the costa irrorated (sprinkled) with dark fuscous from the base to a dark fuscous elongate mark at two-thirds. There are indistinct dark fuscous dots obliquely placed above and below the fold. The stigmata are blackish, the plical rather obliquely before the first discal and there is an undefined almost terminal fascia of dark fuscous suffusion rather broader above, leaving the edge ochreous with black dots. The hindwings are dark grey.[3]
References
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris instans". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (2 May 2019). "Dichomeris instans Meyrick, 1923". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 26 August 2020 – via FUNET.
- ^ Meyrick, Edward (1916–1923). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2: 619.
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