Dichomeris simaoensis

Dichomeris simaoensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species: D. simaoensis
Binomial name
Dichomeris simaoensis
Li & Wang, 1997

Dichomeris simaoensis is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Li and Wang in 1997.[1] It is found in China (Hong Kong, Tibet, Yunnan) and Thailand.[2]

The wingspan is 18-21 mm.[3] The forewings are ochreous brown with a dark oblique blotch at one-third, a small dot at two-thirds of the cell and the costal margin with a black triangular blotch medially. There are several small dots at the distal one-third and on the termen. The hindwings are greyish brown, with the basal half of the costal margin greyish white.[4]

References

  1. LepIndex
  2. Dichomeris at funet
  3. SHILAP Revta lepid. 38 (149) : 70
  4. Li. H.H. , Z.M. Zheng & H.J. Wang 1997: Description of seven new species of the genus Dichomeris Hübner from China (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Entomologia Sinica 4 (3): 220-230.
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