Dichomeris melichrous

Dichomeris melichrous
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species: D. melichrous
Binomial name
Dichomeris melichrous
(Meyrick, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Ypsolophus melichrous Meyrick, 1904

Dichomeris melichrous is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1904.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.[2]

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are whitish-grey-ochreous, the dorsal two-thirds tinged with light brown-reddish. There is a small brown-reddish spot on the dorsum at one-fourth. The stigmata is faintly traceable, reddish, with the plical obliquely before the first discal. The hindwings are whitish-grey, with a faint purplish tinge.[3]

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