Dichomeris uranopis

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Dichomeris uranopis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species:
D. uranopis
Binomial name
Dichomeris uranopis
(Meyrick, 1894)
Synonyms
  • Zalithia uranopis Meyrick, 1894

Dichomeris uranopis is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1894.[1] It is found in Myanmar.[2]

The wingspan is about 15 mm (0.59 in). The forewings are orange ferruginous, the apical two-fifths coppery blackish. The markings are bright metallic green blue, consisting of a streak along the anterior half of the costa and a streak along the submedian fold from the base to the middle of the wing. There is a rather narrow fascia separating the ferruginous and black portions, interrupted below the middle and not reaching the inner margin. There is also an irregular apical fascia, broken into spots on the lower part of the hindmargin. The hindwings are dark fuscous, darker and somewhat coppery tinged on the posterior half.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris uranopis​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (2 May 2019). "Dichomeris uranopis (Meyrick, 1894)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 26 August 2020 – via FUNET.
  3. ^ Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1894 (1): 18.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.