Dichomeris moriutii is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Ponomarenko and Ueda in 2004. It is found in China (Hong Kong, Gansu, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, Zhejiang) and Thailand.[1]
| Dichomeris moriutii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Dichomeris |
| Species: | D. moriutii
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| Binomial name | |
| Dichomeris moriutii Ponomarenko & Ueda, 2004
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The wingspan is 10.5–16 mm.[2] The forewings are greyish yellow with scattered dark brown scales. The pattern of the forewings is formed by eight short oblique dark brown costal marks and a distinct dark brown dot near the middle of the cell and a small concolorous dot at the middle of the anal fold, as well as a large dark brown spot along the termen and outer margin. The hindwings are greyish brown.
Etymology edit
The species is named for Professor S. Moriuti, who studied microlepidoptera and collected moths during expeditions to Thailand.[3]
References edit
- ^ Savela, Markku (May 2, 2019). "Dichomeris moriutii Ponomarenko & Ueda, 2004". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- ^ Li, H. H.; Zhen, H.; Kendrick, R. C. & Sterling, M. J. (March 2010). "Microlepidoptera of Hong Kong: Taxonomic study on the genus Dichomeris Hübner, 1818, with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)". SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 38 (149): 73–74.
- ^ Ponomarenko, M. G. & Ueda, T. (2004). "New species of the genus Dichomeris Hübner (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) from Thailand". Transactions of the Lepidopterical Society of Japan. 55 (3): 147-159.