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Dichomeris lutivittata

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Species of moth

Dichomeris lutivittata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species: D. lutivittata
Binomial name
Dichomeris lutivittata
Meyrick, 1921

Dichomeris lutivittata is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.

The wingspan is about 15 mm (0.59 in). The forewings are mixed brownish and dark grey, appearing fuscous, becoming dark fuscous anteriorly, and narrowly along the termen. There is a broad pale greyish-ochreous costal streak from the base to about two-thirds, posteriorly suffused with five or six black specks just beneath the costa and a small black mark at the base. The hindwings are grey.

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Dichomeris lutivittata​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku, ed. (2 May 2019). "Dichomeris lutivittata Meyrick, 1921". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 26 August 2020 – via FUNET.
  3. Meyrick, Edward (1916–1923). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (14): 434.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Taxon identifiers
Dichomeris lutivittata


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