Dichomeris caerulescens

Dichomeris caerulescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species: D. caerulescens
Binomial name
Dichomeris caerulescens
(Meyrick, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Trichotaphe caerulescens Meyrick, 1913

Dichomeris caerulescens 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 14-15 -mm. The forewings are dark fuscous, with strong bluish-leaden reflections. The stigmata is rather large, blackish, the plical somewhat before the first discal. The is an ochreous-whitish dot on costa at two-third. There is a terminal series of blackish dots. The hindwings are grey.[3]

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