Trichotaphe_introspiciens

<i>Dichomeris introspiciens</i>

Dichomeris introspiciens

Species of moth

Dichomeris introspiciens is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1926.[1] It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from KwaZulu-Natal.[2]

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The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are light brownish ochreous slightly speckled with fuscous, paler towards the costa and with the costal edged whitish tinged except towards the apex. The stigmata are cloudy, dark fuscous, the plical beneath the first discal, these edged posteriorly and the second discal anteriorly by a few whitish scales. There is a terminal series of minute indistinct dark fuscous dots. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris introspiciens​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  2. [2]
    De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Dichomeris introspiciens (Meyrick, 1926)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  3. [3]
    Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (9): 287. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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