Dichomeris marmoratus

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Dichomeris marmoratus is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Thomas de Grey, 6th Baron Walsingham, in 1891.[1] It is found in the Central African Republic, Namibia and Gambia.[2]

Dichomeris marmoratus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species:
D. marmoratus
Binomial name
Dichomeris marmoratus
(Walsingham, 1891)
Synonyms
  • Ypsolophus marmoratus Walsingham, 1891
  • Ypsolophus basistriatus Walsingham, 1897

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are dull ochreous, mottled and shaded with fuscous and with an ill-defined fuscous spot on the disc about the middle. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Dichomeris marmoratus​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  2. ^ Afro Moths
  3. ^ Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1891 (1) : 108   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.