Dichomeris stromatias
Dichomeris stromatias is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918.[1] It is found in South Africa.[2][3]
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The wingspan is about 19 mm (0.75 in). The forewings are dull greyish crimson with the costal edge yellow ferruginous from near the base to near the apex. The stigmata are indicated by whitish dots, the second discal by two longitudinally placed, the plical rather obliquely before the first discal. The hindwings are grey, with the veins darker.[4]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris stromatias". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
- Savela, Markku, ed. (2 May 2019). "Dichomeris stromatias Meyrick, 1918". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 26 August 2020 – via FUNET.
- De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Dichomeris stromatias Meyrick, 1918". Afromoths. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
- Meyrick, E. (August 1918). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 6 (2): 23 – via Sabinet.
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