Dichomeris charonaea

Dichomeris charonaea
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Dichomeris
Species:	D. charonaea
Binomial name
	Dichomeris charonaea; (Meyrick, 1913)
Synonyms
	Hypelictis charonaea Meyrick, 1913;

Dichomeris charonaea is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913.^[1] It is found in Sri Lanka.^[2]

The wingspan is 13–14 mm (0.51–0.55 in). The forewings are dark purplish fuscous, with a leaden gloss sprinkled with blackish but without other defined markings. The hindwings are fuscous.^[3]

References[edit]

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris charonaea". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
^ Savela, Markku, ed. (2 May 2019). "Dichomeris charonaea (Meyrick, 1913)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 25 August 2020 – via FUNET.
^ Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 22 (1): 172. 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 charonaea". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.

[2] Savela, Markku, ed. (2 May 2019). "Dichomeris charonaea (Meyrick, 1913)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 25 August 2020 – via FUNET.

[3] Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 22 (1): 172. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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