Dichomeris ventriprojecta
| Dichomeris ventriprojecta | |
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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. ventriprojecta
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| Binomial name | |
| Dichomeris ventriprojecta H.-H. Li, Zhen & Mey, 2013
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Dichomeris ventriprojecta is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Hou-Hun Li, Hui Zhen and Wolfram Mey in 2013. It is found in Namibia.[1][2]
The wingspan is 16-16.5 mm. The forewings are greyish yellow with scattered brown scales. The costal margin is dark brown basally, with dark brown dots on the distal one-fourth. There are dark brown spots at one-third, two-thirds and near the end of the cell, as well as a dark brown streak from the end of the cell to the end of the fold. There are also dark brown dots on the termen. The hindwings are grey.
Etymology[edit]
The species name refers to the triangular process of the right lobe of sicae and is derived from Latin ventr- (meaning ventral) and projectus (meaning process).[3]
References[edit]
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Dichomeris ventriprojecta Li, Zhen & Mey, 2013". Afromoths. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
- ^ Savela, Markku (May 2, 2019). "Dichomeris ventriprojecta Li, Zhen & Mey, 2013". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
- ^ Li, Houhun; Zhen, Hui & Mey, Wolfram (2013). "Notes on Dichomeris Hübner, 1818 from Southern Africa and Kenya, with description of seven new species (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae, Dichomeridinae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3608 (7): 561–574.