Dichomeris paenitens

Dichomeris paenitens
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Dichomeris
Species:	D. paenitens
Binomial name
	Dichomeris paenitens; (Meyrick, 1923)
Synonyms
	Pachysaris paenitens Meyrick, 1923;

Dichomeris paenitens is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1923.^[1] It is found in Amazonas, Brazil.^[2]

The wingspan is about 15 mm (0.59 in). The forewings are rather dark grey. The stigmata is small, obscure, dark fuscous, with the plical slightly beyond the first discal. The hindwings (including neural pectens) are grey.^[3]

References edit

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris paenitens". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
^ Savela, Markku, ed. (2 May 2019). "Dichomeris paenitens (Meyrick, 1923)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 26 August 2020 – via FUNET.
^ Meyrick, Edward (1916–1923). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (20): 626. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris paenitens". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.

[2] Savela, Markku, ed. (2 May 2019). "Dichomeris paenitens (Meyrick, 1923)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 26 August 2020 – via FUNET.

[3] Meyrick, Edward (1916–1923). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (20): 626. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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