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Dichomeris viridella

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Species of moth

Dichomeris viridella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species: D. viridella
Binomial name
Dichomeris viridella
(Snellen, 1901)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia viridella Snellen, 1901

Dichomeris viridella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Snellen in 1901. It is found on Java.

The wingspan is about 18 mm (0.71 in). The forewings are green, but whitish at the margins and a triangular blackish-brown mark in the middle. The hindwings are uniform dark grey.

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Dichomeris viridella​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku (ed.). "Dichomeris". FUNET. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  3. Tijdschr. Ent. 44 : 86 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Taxon identifiers
Dichomeris viridella


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