Dichomeris stratellus

Dichomeris stratellus is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Walsingham in 1897.[1] It is found in the West Indies and Trinidad.[2]

Dichomeris stratellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Dichomeris
Species:	D. stratellus
Binomial name
Dichomeris stratellus (Walsingham, 1897)
Synonyms
Ypsolophus stratellus Walsingham, 1897 Dichomeris stratella Walsingham, 1897

The wingspan is about 16 mm (0.63 in). The forewings are brownish ochreous on the costal half, while the dorsal half is dark ferruginous blending to tawny fuscous. On the pale costal half, the ground-colour blends and varies with many different tints, a shining leaden-grey suffusion along its lower edge reaching nearly to the apex is repeated near the base of the costa, while the costa itself becomes pale rusty brown rather than brownish ochreous. The dark dorsal half also varies in tone and colour, its upper edge is rich reddish ferruginous throughout, blending to dark tawny fuscous along the dorsum and becoming even darker towards the termen and tornus. There is a leaden-grey line around the apex and termen. The hindwings are dark tawny grey, semitransparent with bluish reflections towards the base.[3]

References

1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris stratella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
2. Savela, Markku (ed.). "Dichomeris". FUNET. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
3. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1897 : 87