Dichomeris melanophylla

Dichomeris melanophylla is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1919.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[2]

Dichomeris melanophylla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species:
D. melanophylla
Binomial name
Dichomeris melanophylla
(Turner, 1919)
Synonyms
  • Euryzancla melanophylla Turner, 1919

The wingspan is about 13 mm (0.51 in). The forewings are blackish-fuscous with obscure blackish dots. There is a median spot at one-fifth extending on both sides of the fold. There is a median dot at two-fifths, shortly preceded by a dot nearer the costa, and by another on the fold, and another median dot at three-fifths. The terminal edge is blackish. 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 melanophylla​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Dichomeris". FUNET. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  3. ^ Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 31 (10) : 131  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.