Dichomeris isoclera is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka.[2]

Dichomeris isoclera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species:
D. isoclera
Binomial name
Dichomeris isoclera
(Meyrick, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Holaxyra isoclera Meyrick, 1913

The wingspan is 17–18 mm (0.67–0.71 in). The forewings are fuscous, finely sprinkled with whitish. The stigmata are rather large, blackish, with the plical somewhat beyond the first discal, and an additional dot beneath and slightly before the second discal. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris isoclera​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (2 May 2019). "Dichomeris isoclera (Meyrick, 1913)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 26 August 2020 – via FUNET.
  3. ^ Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 22 (1): 176.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.