Dichomeris hamulifera

Dichomeris hamulifera is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Hou-Hun Li, Hui Zhen and Roger C. Kendrick in 2010. It is found in Hong Kong in China.[1]

Dichomeris hamulifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Dichomeris
Species:
D. hamulifera
Binomial name
Dichomeris hamulifera
H.-H. Li, Zhen & Kendrick, 2010

The wingspan is 15–16 mm. The forewings are greyish yellow, with scattered dark brown scales and with the costal margin dark brown along the basal four-fifths. There are dark brown spots at two-thirds of the cell and at the middle of the fold, both margined with white scales on the outer side. There is a short dark brown streak at the end of the cell and a faint sinuous dark brown fascia near the termen, as well as dark brown dots on the termen. The hindwings are dark brown.

Etymology

The species name refers to the hooked process of uncus and is derived from Latin hamulifer (meaning with a small hook).[2]

References
  1. Savela, Markku (May 2, 2019). "Dichomeris hamulifera Li, Zhen & Kendrick, 2010". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  2. 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): 70–71.


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