Dichomeris latipalpis

Dichomeris latipalpis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species: D. latipalpis
Binomial name
Dichomeris latipalpis
(Walsingham, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Ypsolophus latipalpis Walsingham, 1881
  • Machlotricha latipalpis
  • Machlotricha caeca Meyrick, 1912

Dichomeris straminis is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Walsingham in 1881.[1] It is found in South Africa.[2]

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are brownish fuscous, with a very faint plum-coloured gloss and speckled about the base of the fold and costal margin with whitish grey scales. These are also found about the costal margin on the apical fourth of the wing. The hindwings are shining pale grey, with a very faint purplish tinge.[3]

References

  1. ↑ LepIndex
  2. ↑ Afro Moths
  3. ↑ Trans. Ent. Soc. 1881 (2) : 265
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