Dichomeris melitura

Dichomeris melitura
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Dichomeris
Species:	D. melitura
Binomial name
	Dichomeris melitura; (Meyrick, 1916)
Synonyms
	Trichotaphe melitura Meyrick, 1916;

Dichomeris melitura is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1916.^[1] It is found in southern India.^[2]

The wingspan is about 18 mm (0.71 in). The forewings are dark ashy grey with a faint violet tinge, sprinkled with black specks and with a short oblique black streak in the disc at one-third. The costal edge is shortly blackish beyond the middle. The hindwings are dark grey.^[3]

References

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris melitura". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
^ Savela, Markku, ed. (2 May 2019). "Dichomeris melitura (Meyrick, 1916)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 26 August 2020 – via FUNET.
^ Meyrick, Edward (1912–1916). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1 (19): 585. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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

[2] Savela, Markku, ed. (2 May 2019). "Dichomeris melitura (Meyrick, 1916)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 26 August 2020 – via FUNET.

[3] Meyrick, Edward (1912–1916). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1 (19): 585. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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