Dichomeris marmoratus

Dichomeris marmoratus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Dichomeris
Species:	D. marmoratus
Binomial name
	Dichomeris marmoratus; (Walsingham, 1891)
Synonyms
	Ypsolophus marmoratus Walsingham, 1891 ; Ypsolophus basistriatus Walsingham, 1897 ;

Dichomeris marmoratus is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Thomas de Grey, 6th Baron Walsingham, in 1891.^[1] It is found in the Central African Republic, Namibia and Gambia.^[2]

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are dull ochreous, mottled and shaded with fuscous and with an ill-defined fuscous spot on the disc about the middle. The hindwings are grey.^[3]

References

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris marmoratus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
^ Afro Moths
^ Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1891 (1) : 108 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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

[2] Afro Moths

[3] Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1891 (1) : 108 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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