Dichomeris antisticha

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Dichomeris antisticha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dichomeris
Species:
D. antisticha
Binomial name
Dichomeris antisticha
Meyrick, 1926

Dichomeris antisticha is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1926.[1] It is found in Costa Rica.[2]

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are dark bronzy fuscous, slightly speckled with whitish. The stigmata are cloudy, obscurely darker, the plical nearly beneath the first discal, the second discal preceded by some whitish scales. There are indistinct dark fuscous marginal dots around the posterior part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are light bluish grey.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris antisticha​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (May 2, 2019). "Dichomeris antisticha Meyrick, 1926". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  3. ^ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (9): 285. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.