Dichomeris polypunctata

Dichomeris polypunctata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Dichomeris
Species:	D. polypunctata
Binomial name
	Dichomeris polypunctata; Park, 1994
Synonyms
	Dichomeris polystigma Park, 1994;

Dichomeris polypunctata is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Kyu-Tek Park in 1994.[1] It is found in south-eastern Siberia, Korea and Mongolia.[2]

The length of the forewings is about 10.5 mm. The forewings are yellowish orange with dark fuscous scales at the base and two pairs of dark brown spots at the middle and at the end of the cell. There are several irregular dark spots along the termen. The hindwings are grey, but darker towards the termen.[3]

References

Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
Savela, Markku. "Dichomeris polypunctata Park, 1994". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
Insecta Koreana 11: 4

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[1] Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.

[2] Savela, Markku. "Dichomeris polypunctata Park, 1994". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 4, 2018.

[3] Insecta Koreana 11: 4