Dichomeris holomela

Dichomeris holomela
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Dichomeris
Species:	D. holomela
Binomial name
	Dichomeris holomela; (Lower, 1897)
Synonyms
	Anarsia holomela Lower, 1897; Dichomeris holomelas; Ypsolophus holomelas;

Dichomeris holomela is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1897.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales,[2] Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland.[3]

The wingspan is about 14 mm (0.55 in). The forewings are dark fuscous, faintly purplish tinged. The stigmata are faintly darker, hardly traceable. The hindwings are fuscous, darker posteriorly.[4]

References

Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris holomela". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
Savela, Markku (2 May 2019). "Dichomeris holomela (Lower, 1897)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (29 March 2019). "Dichomeris holomela (Lower, 1897)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (part II [number 114]): 433 – via Internet Archive.

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris holomela". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 21 May 2018.

[2] Savela, Markku (2 May 2019). "Dichomeris holomela (Lower, 1897)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 9 July 2020.

[3] Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (29 March 2019). "Dichomeris holomela (Lower, 1897)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 9 July 2020.

[4] Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (part II [number 114]): 433 – via Internet Archive.