Dichomeris lucrifuga

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

Dichomeris lucrifuga
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D. lucrifuga
Binomial name
Dichomeris lucrifuga
Meyrick, 1923

The wingspan is about 9 mm (0.35 in). The forewings are light brownish ochreous slightly sprinkled with blackish. The stigmata are moderate, blackish, the plical obliquely before first the discal. There is a short blackish mark on the costa at two-thirds and a small irregular dark grey spot almost at the apex. There is also a marginal series of black dots around the posterior part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris lucrifuga". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku, ed. (2 May 2019). "Dichomeris lucrifuga Meyrick, 1923". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 26 August 2020 via FUNET.
  3. Meyrick, Edward (1916–1923). Exotic Microlepidoptera 2: 620


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